Digital photography composition Part I-B

Digital PhotographyCompositionIntroduction to Part I B

Composition Photographic composition is an expression of your natural sense of design.

Line

Your eyes follow the linesAnsel Adams Andre Kertesz

Your eyes follow the linesGt. Smoky Mountains

Your eyes follow the lines into the photograph

Your eyes follow the linesout of the picture.

Not good composition

Allow space to move into

Curves are gracefulBrassai

LinesDiagonal linesadd interest

Diagonal Lines

Which is the better composition?*

Diagonal Lines

Lines - path for the eye to follow to the main subjectBlueberry Blossoms

Lines Follow the diagonal lineto the subjectSpring fig leaves

Diagonal Lines

Diagonal linesA focal point at theend of a ally way adds interest.

LinesPantheon, Rome

Linesrepetitive lines to draw viewers' attention

LinesLondon

Lines Curved line moves the eye through the photograph

Lines Lines can simplyadd interest and texture to a photograph.

Lines - triangle adds strong visual unity to this picture

Lines Triangle adds strong visual unity.

C 2012 Julie Sikes-SpeirContinue to Composition Part II

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