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Photography
- Composition
Author:
Jennifer Newton
What
makes a good photograph? There's a couple of rules for composition:
Fill
The Frame
Don't shoot directly at your subject's face. Since you have to
focus using the center of the viewfinder, it's tempting to focus
there and then go ahead and take the picture with the person's
face still in the exact center. That usually means you're leaving
a large portion of the frame empty above the person's head. Basically,
fill the frame. Sometimes moving closer to your subject
is what is needed.
Rule
of Thirds
If you think of a tic-tac-toe board overlaying the frame, the
intersections are where you should place things of interest. It's
called the rule of thirds because the frame is divided in thirds
horizontally and thirds vertically. If you're taking scenic pictures,
you usually don't want to put the horizon through the center of
the frame. Place the horizon along one of the "third" lines.
Leading
Lines
Be aware of leading lines and where they take the viewers eye
in a photo. A road disappearing in the distance is an example
of leading lines. Sometimes the leading lines are the subject
of the photo.
Distracting
Backgrounds
It's easy to forget about this when you're taking the picture,
The eye goes to what's brightest and sharpest in the photo. Having
a bright background is usually distracting.
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