Wednesday, November 19, 2014

What is Composition?

What is Composition?- Arrangement of visual elements within the frame of a photograph.

What is it important to understand & utilize composition in photography?- It's important to utilize composition in photography because you need to understand the line. Pay attention to the lines around you, like roads, paths, sunlight, either straight or diagonal. They create a natural focal point and it is often easier to compose photos This works well especially for landscape photography. Texture, shape; all of those elements combine to make a specific effect. You have to do the frame correctly, it creates a focal point for the viewer, but it also fills up extra space that can be distracting or boring (like a blank sky).  Also avoid centering and rule of thirds. 

Describe aspects of a “snapshot”.- A snapshot is a casual record of some event or person or object. When you look at the snapshot, you look at the memory. Snapshot's create memories so that's why you take them. 

Describe aspects of a “photograph”.- A photograph is an artistic interpretation of an event or person or object. It's purpose is too tell the viewer something about its subject. It shouldn't show what the subject is, but what is it like. A photograph must be composed, all of the elements must be selected and arranged to work together. 

Photography is the art of DISCOVERY

What interests me about this is learning to know the difference between a snapshot and a photograph. I want to know how to take a picture of a snapshot and a photograph and see the differences between them so i know which one is which and why.


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