Balance and Symmetry Composition There are 5 areas of balance and symmetry which help produce more balanced and compelling photographs or designs: •Symmetrical balance •Asymmetrical balance •Radial balance •Rule of thirds •Visual centre These may also be combined.
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Balance and Symmetry
CompositionThere are 5 areas of balance and symmetry which help produce more balanced and compelling photographs or designs:
•Symmetrical balance•Asymmetrical balance•Radial balance•Rule of thirds•Visual centre
These may also be combined.
Symmetrical Balance
Each half like a mirror
image of the other side
Symmetrical Balance
Centrally aligned elements
Logo, source: openclipart.org
Symmetrical Balance
Sides mirrored
Symmetrical Balance
Often suited to formal, traditional or old subjects
Symmetrical Balance
Can be plain or boring, but also reliable and consistent
Asymmetrical Balance
Main subject often placed to one side rather than centre
Asymmetrical Balance
Sides are no longer “mirrored”
Asymmetrical Balance
Asymmetrical balance can be achieved by dividing up the composition into areas which are different, but
equally interesting
Asymmetrical Balance
Elements placed to one side, then counterbalanced by different elements on other side
Asymmetrical Balance
This is also known as equally distributing visual weight
Larger element is shifted nearer to the centre and smaller element further to the side
Asymmetrical Balance
The dominant but SMALLER area of BRIGHTER red (dress) to the left of centre is counterweighted by the DULLER but LARGER area of pink (dress) to the right of
Asymmetrical Balance
A dominant shape with a low value contrast to the background will demand our attention as much as a small shape with a strong value/colour contrast to the background.
A larger area of lighter colour is needed to balance the smaller area of the denser colour
Asymmetrical Balance
Which weighs more, a pound of cotton balls or a pound of gold?
They are equal in weight, but very different in appearance
Asymmetrical Balance
Sometimes subjects can be balanced by “white space”, or empty space, or just a plain simple background
Asymmetrical Balance
Asymmetrical balance – different sides but equally interesting or weighted
Asymmetrical Balance
Radial Balance
With radial balance, circular patterns can radiate out from a point, or patterns can swirl around in a circular or spiral path.
Radial Balance
Perspective lines leading to a vanishing point - these images are from Tallinn
Radial Balance
Lines leading to a point
Radial Balance
First Channel of Soviet television logoSource: openclipart.org
Rule of Thirds
Rule of thirds uses a 3*3 grid to help you create balanced layouts. For example, important elements can be placed at intersections of the grid lines, or along lines
Rule of Thirds
Some digital cameras allow a 3rds grid to be placed in the view finder
Rule of Thirds
This example shows elements, i.e. faces, filling the rectangles of the grid spatially
Rule of Thirds
A few more examples …
Visual Centre
The visual centre is considered to be to the right and above the geometric centre of a page or composition
Visual Centre
The focal or dominant point in the picture lies in the visual centre