The composition of a photograph is very important, it determines the way the photograph is set out. There are many types of composition that you can use to make your photograph exemplary.
DESCRIPTION: Composition means the way the photograph is set out, there are many different types of composition;
Framing: Using other elements in the photo to frame your subject naturally.
Rule of thirds: Place your photo on intersection points, visually interesting when subject isn't centered.
Leading lines: Using natural lines to draw viewers eye to subject, the lines should lead the viewer straight to the main object.
Dominant foreground contributing background: Main subject is in the foreground and that is where the viewers eye goes first, Secondary subject/content in the background contributes to the meaning or understanding of the photo.
Pattern and repetition: Look for repeating patterns and use them to your advantage, filling the frame with repeating patterns can be visually interesting.
Breaking of pattern: Also look for places where your subject breaks up the pattern, viewers eye will automatically go to the subject because it is different to the pattern.
Selective focus: Make your subject in focus and your background blurry, this will draw your viewers attention to the subject first.
Balance: Not symmetry, images don't have to be exactly the same on both sides, have a secondary subject to balance out main subject, not just subject on one side and nothing on the other side.
Blur: Blur is a good way of showing action or motion, subject is blurry, everything else is in focus.
Panning: Another good way to show action, focus on and follow your subjects as they move- you must be moving or following them with your lens, subject will be in focus, everything else will be blurry.
FACTUAL: This photo is by a very famous photographer called Perou. He grew up in Newick, in the uk.
CONTEXT: This is a photo of Joanna Lumley and Jenifer Saunders for 'Absolutely Fabulous'. Perou takes many photos of famous people, and makes them all look stunning.
TECHNICAL: I think that this photo was taken in in a cafe set, and that it was meant to be set in the 90's, because of the clothes that they appear to be wearing and also to do with the fact that they are smoking inside, which is now in fact forbidden. The cafe also doen't seem up beat and posh like you would normally expect celebrities to go in, it's more of a high street cafe, but that makes the photo more interesting.
AESTHETIC: I like this photo because it is set in a 90's cafe, which makes it seem more interesting, the cafe isn't all posh and has chandeliers in it, it is just a normal back street cafe, but with two famous people in it, who are smoking, but nobody thinks about the smoking part because it fits in so well with the atmosphere of the photograph.
I find understanding composition hard, i think it is one of the hardest, because there is so much to learn, but this link really helped me to fully understand the meaning of composition in photography.
CONTEXT: This is a photo of Joanna Lumley and Jenifer Saunders for 'Absolutely Fabulous'. Perou takes many photos of famous people, and makes them all look stunning.
TECHNICAL: I think that this photo was taken in in a cafe set, and that it was meant to be set in the 90's, because of the clothes that they appear to be wearing and also to do with the fact that they are smoking inside, which is now in fact forbidden. The cafe also doen't seem up beat and posh like you would normally expect celebrities to go in, it's more of a high street cafe, but that makes the photo more interesting.
AESTHETIC: I like this photo because it is set in a 90's cafe, which makes it seem more interesting, the cafe isn't all posh and has chandeliers in it, it is just a normal back street cafe, but with two famous people in it, who are smoking, but nobody thinks about the smoking part because it fits in so well with the atmosphere of the photograph.
I find understanding composition hard, i think it is one of the hardest, because there is so much to learn, but this link really helped me to fully understand the meaning of composition in photography.
http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/2012/04/12/10-rules-of-photo-composition-and-why-they-work/
SOME MORE EXAMPLES OF COMPOSITION
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