the art of seeing
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THE ART OF SEEING
Composition Tips & Techniques
{COMPOSITION}Relates to the placement of what you see through the view finder…
{COMPOSITION}How you knowingly set up the shot based on what you see …
{COMPOSITION}Fill the viewfinder …
{COMPOSITION}Good photographs are pleasing to the eye, so using compositional keys will help you, as a photographer; unlock the door to producing top-notch photographs consistently…
{FINDING} FOCUSThe distance from the surface of the lens to the focus point is called the focal length…
The closer an object is to a lens, the more its focus point moves, and so the more the lens must be moved to compensate…
{DEPTH OF FIELD}Controlling what is in focus, in a photograph, can seriously enhance the feel or mood…
{WIDE} DOFEverything in the photo is in focus or sharp…
{SHALLOW} DOFThe foreground is in focus and the background is blurry…
{BOKEH}
DOF {ROCKS}Play with it and have fun!
{UNIQUE} FOCUSThink outside the box;
Experiment;
Have fun with it!
RULE OF {THIRDS}Imagine that there is a grid that divides the image into three equal columns and rows…
RULE OF {THIRDS}This rule will prevent the subject matter from simply bisecting the image, thus adding to the aesthetics of the end result…
RULE OF {ODDS}Seek out an odd number of subjects in a given shot…
RULE OF {ODDS}This results in a natural framing of the objects, adding comfort and depth to the artwork…
{SYMMETRY}When photographing an even number of subjects, using symmetry is warranted…
RULE OF {SPACE}This rule pertains to creating fluidity or movement in a photo. The viewer's eye is drawn to a particular place with the use of negative (or white) space…
{ANGLES}Give a different point-of-view…
{ANGLES}Make the ordinary look extraordinary!
{ANGLES}Get high, medium, or low
Shift to the right or the left
Tilt your camera up or down
{EXPRESS} YOURSELF“A great photograph is a full expression of what one feels about what is being photographed in the deepest sense, and is, thereby, a true expression of what one feels about life in its entirety.” ~Ansel Adams