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Formal qualities of Composition

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  1. 1. Formal Qualities of Photography
  2. 2. LIGHTING
  3. 3. Jonathan Worth
  4. 4. Cynthia Cortes.Photographing Intimacy.
  5. 5. Nigel Parry
  6. 6. Imogen Cunningham
  7. 7. Pierre Gonnord
  8. 8. COMPOSITIONFOCUSING
  9. 9. Photographic CompositionGenerally the term composition meansputting together.Photographic composition is simply the selection andarrangement of subjects (elements) within the picture area.Effective photo composition is made by:1. Placing objects in appropriate positions.2. Choosing an appropriate point of view.3. Waiting for the opportune moment.
  10. 10. Photographic CompositionSome rules of composition Rule of thirds Framing Visual cropping Vantage Point, where the photographer stands Balance Perspective (scale) Moving in close Action Leading lines Converging lines
  11. 11. This is more a guideline then a rule. The theory is that if you place points of interest in the intersections oralong the lines that your photo becomes more balanced and will enable aviewer of the image to interact with it more naturally.
  12. 12. Consider your foreground and background
  13. 13. View Point try new things andchallenge yourself.
  14. 14. Get in close
  15. 15. Trying different angles
  16. 16. CompositioDramatic Perspectiven Create impact by photographing your subjects from unexpected angles. Imagine yourself as an electronspinning around the subject, which is the nucleus of anatom
  17. 17. Compositio nUse of frames, lines & diagonalsCreate impact by using frames and real or inferred linesthat lead the viewers eye into and around the picture
  18. 18. Converging Lines Converging lines are two or more lines coming from different parts of the frame, and meeting at a single point.
  19. 19. Framing use whats around youto frame your images.