Rules for Composition. It's a beautiful photograph, but do you know WHY it's beautiful?
Let's talk a little bit about pictures and why we love them. Pictures can be beautiful. They can decorate a home or and office; be published in books, magazines and calendars; they can even win ribbons or prizes in contests. A breathtaking landscape can transport the viewer to another time and place, if only for a moment. A beautiful still life can capture a mood of serenity, warmth, even magic. But what makes a photograph successful?
One caveat, however. Number one: Get in close. The first, and most important, rule: Simplify. Over the years I've belonged to a number of photography websites where people post photos and then others can critique them. Before you snap your next flower photo, though, do this: look up close at the flower. So try this. The bottom line is to focus the attention on your subject by really thinking about what you want to emphasize. This is a classic beautiful rose shot. Ratio = 1 to 0 = 0 The Circle. Grab The Eye: Composition Techniques For Your Travel Images. By Michael and Allison Goldstein Do you come home with ho-hum travel pictures?
Do your friends avoid your slide shows like they would the purple plague? Are you at the bottom of your camera club’s “presenters” list? If you can expose film correctly, produce a sharp image, and keep your horizons level, perhaps it’s your artistic eye that needs tuning. “Cropping in the camera” and luring the viewer’s eye into your image are the two most difficult aspects of good photography. What’s the answer? Place your subject in one of the viewfinder’s “intersection of thirds.” Photography Composition Articles Library. Composition. Notes taken during class at Santa Cruz High as we heard about what makes a prize winning photograph from a judge. Blur creates a feeling of speed - panning or moving the camera along so that it follows a moving object takes practice but makes a photo more interesting Posterization is darkroom technique that converts the photo into simple tones of black and white or simple blocks of color SIMPLICITY is the key to good pictures that win awards Everybody looks but not everybody sees.
Imaginative seeing the potential of a photo is the skill to develop - look for pictures in the things you see Little extra touches in a photo such as a moon in the sky for comparison of shape or for a distant focal point is good. Lighting plays a part in a prize winner. Time of day - the proper lens and vantage point as well as care in focus and exposure is what makes a prize winner.
The telephoto lens makes things look closer together - it can be used to select the portion of the photo you like best.