Composition Blog

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Intro to Photoshop

20 September 2012

Composition

Rule of Thirds: Subject located on one intersecting point

http://photoinf.com/General/KODAK/guidelines_for_better_photographic_composition_rule_of_thirds.html

Vertical Composition: A picture that is taken perpendicular to the horizon.

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/57767342

Horizontal Composition: A picture that is taken parallel to the horizon

http://thinking-about-art.blogspot.com/2010/05/horizontal-format-what-to-use-it-for.html

Visual Balance: the balancing on opposite sides of a given point, by one or more elements that are dissimilar or contrasting elements

http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/visual-balance-in-photography/

Balance- Symmetrical composition: If a picture were folded in half the two sides would be equal

http://dzineblog.com/2010/12/the-secrets-of-symmetry-and-asymmetry-design.html

Macro Scene Mode: a picture taken of something up close

http://www.squidoo.com/samsung-nx20-reviews-and-samples

Landscape: Foreground, middle ground, and background illustrating depth of field

http://tangledwing.wordpress.com/2011/01/27/winter-river-landscape-wallpaper-the-aquaculture-stewardship-council-asc-could-save-the-aquaculture-industry/

Leading Lines: The use of lines to lead viewers either towards or way from an object

http://www.photographyblogger.net/leading-lines/

http://www.photographyblogger.net/leading-lines/

Photograph the illusion of perspective: the illusion that an object is small, big, or being affected

http://www.instantshift.com/2010/08/24/88-brilliant-examples-of-forced-perspective-photography/

Patterns: A type of theme of recurring events or objects

http://www.pollyannapickeringstudio.co.uk/catalogue/zebra/patterns-of-nature-zebra

Natural Framing: A natural object that covers the sides of the picture

http://www.photoaxe.com/natural-framing/

Depth of Field: the distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene that appear acceptably sharp in an image

http://www.studioonashoestring.com/237/depth-of-field-photography-tutorial/

http://www.hanselmannphotography.com/AllArticles/DepthField.html

Experiment: To try out new ideas

http://richardhc.deviantart.com/art/experimental-photography-2-283785033