Photo Asisignment 1 Notes

8/16/2019 Photo Asisignment 1 Notes

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1. Position of the subject

and arrangement of the

other elements around it.

2. Controlling the view’s eyes

around the photograph

PROJECT Ch. 1-2 Notes SCENE

2 Basic Rules ofComposition

Wednesday, September 12, 2012


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A focal point - kind of

like the subject, its the

thing that is the most in

focus

What do all photosneed?



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Converging Lines

- draws the view’s eyes

to the focal point

-helps represent distance



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Natural frames

Enclose the subject by

something that is in theenvironment

prevents the viewers

gaze from wondering



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By giving the viewer asingle focal point or one

thing to look at.

How do you make aboring picture?



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How do we make apicture interesting?

by giving the viewer

many things to look at.

kind of like the eyes are

on a journey moving

from one part of the

photo to the next.



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Rule of thirds is to divide

the frame into 3 equal

sections horizontally and

vertically a 3x3 grid,

oldest rule

Rule of thirds

Eye line



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Doing it wrong... First you have to knowwhat the rules of

composition are before

you can break them on

purpose



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Vertical Thirds

divide the frame into

and thirds and place

objects within the

thirds

CenterLeft Right

Vertical Thirds



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Balanced

Portraits (vertical

center) Place the

subject or focal point

in the center third of

the frame



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Balanced

Portraits (vertical

center) Place the

subject or focal point

in the center third of

the frame



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Things with naturalbackgrounds, place the

subject in the right or

left vertical third

Unbalanced Photo



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Horizontal Thirds

Divide the frame into

thirds and place theobjects within the

thirds.

Top

Center

Bottom



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Horizon

The line where the

land and sky meet.



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Apply the rule to the

strongest visualelements in the frame

(can be the subject or

focal point)

What do you apply

the Rule of Thirds to?

and how do you apply

the Rule of Thirds?



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Most usefulcompositional aid.

the tripod is the mostuseful compositional

aid

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