Photo Composition Flashcards
What should you do to keep the photo simple?
only include objects important and do not zoom use your legs
What should you do to avoid mergers?
When two or more objects in a photo, graph visually intersect causing confusion for the viewer.
Shooting with layer (allow space)
How do you choose an original angle?
stand up, get down, left and right.
see how all the different viewpoints look
How do you set up a Scene-Setter?
Wide angle lens, evaluate yourself and wait for the critical moment
What is a Peak Action photo?
Physical, collision, screaming and jumping
How do you kept up the honest emotion?
The face, gesture and posture (how they feel)
How do you consider the rule of thirds?
place the object of interest in the exact center of frame
imagine your view finder divided into 3rd (horizontal and vertical)
Story needs movement
How do you frame an object?
Objects in foreground to “frame”
How do you use leading lines?
use lines available in your surroundings to lead the viewer to the main point of interest
Repetition
Visual form repeats itself it’s interesting
interesting when repetition is broken
What draws your eye to a point of an image?
colors, curves, people, shapes, size and eye
Brightness
Eyes are attracted to finding and looking for what is bright
Contrast
range of difference in the light to dark areas
People
presence of figures, people, an especially face attract the attention of the eye o the viewer
Action
energy, motions and emotion can be the difference in what we look at first
What is the star?
Most important person in the photo
How do you do a tight portrait?
opposite of scene setter telephoto lens (zoom), stand close and get low (eye level)
How to interaction?
anticipate what will happen next
What is happening behind the scene?
Get there early stay late
The quiet moment
opposite if peak action and looking for people who are quiet and not loud
how do you play with shapes?
“getting instragrammy with it” and look down and get high
artifacts
people without people and objects
