With elements, just as a chef rarely uses all the ingredients at their disposal in any dish, a photographer rarely uses all of the ingredients of composition. The required elements in photography are lighting, exposure, and composition of your subject. But, posing and smile for your subject as well as choices for clothing, accessories, props, and various forms of accent lighting are also important, although not considered some of the major elements of photography.
Entrance of Key Elements
The depth of field dramatically affects the composition of an image. Depth of field allows you to isolate a subject from its background and foreground. Or, by putting your subject in context, you can enhance the surroundings with a larger depth of field.
Next, you'll find that shapes, a result of closed lines, are important to your results. Yet, by establishing the arrangement within your frame, you'll be able to feature shapes even without lines. Circles, squares, triangles, and hexagons are among the most commonly used shapes. But, to give images a sense of balance, use both positive and negative space for your shot.
Once depth of field and shapes for composition have been selected, the next consideration is color. There are patterns all around us, but emphasizing and highlighting these patterns can lead to incredible shots! Then, with the tremendous amount of research on how color affects us, we should consider how it affects us emotionally, with different colors evoking different emotions, so that you can take advantage of the effect that you are trying to create.
Enter Other Essential Elements
Photographers who are able to utilize lines, especially diagonals will have a great advantage over those who do not. A striking photograph often composes the subject in a diagonal line when viewed through your camera. As you examine many of the classic paintings of still life, you can clearly see how well this principle is used.
As you continue to explore other lines, you'll see just how lines create the rule of thirds. By drawing two horizontal and two vertical lines evenly spaced, you will be able to dissect your scene into nine sections, much like a tic-tac-toe game board. With this lines, you'll be able to clearly see whether or not your composition adheres to the rule of thirds. If your main subject can be found at the four intersections of these lines, then you know the scene is set to optimize this rule.
Between the key elements of shape, lines, depth of field, and composition, you'll be able to improve your photography in no time at all. Elements are the foundation upon which we can be creative. So, put these elements into practice as soon as possible, and allow your creativity the freedom it deserves.
Entrance of Key Elements
The depth of field dramatically affects the composition of an image. Depth of field allows you to isolate a subject from its background and foreground. Or, by putting your subject in context, you can enhance the surroundings with a larger depth of field.
Next, you'll find that shapes, a result of closed lines, are important to your results. Yet, by establishing the arrangement within your frame, you'll be able to feature shapes even without lines. Circles, squares, triangles, and hexagons are among the most commonly used shapes. But, to give images a sense of balance, use both positive and negative space for your shot.
Once depth of field and shapes for composition have been selected, the next consideration is color. There are patterns all around us, but emphasizing and highlighting these patterns can lead to incredible shots! Then, with the tremendous amount of research on how color affects us, we should consider how it affects us emotionally, with different colors evoking different emotions, so that you can take advantage of the effect that you are trying to create.
Enter Other Essential Elements
Photographers who are able to utilize lines, especially diagonals will have a great advantage over those who do not. A striking photograph often composes the subject in a diagonal line when viewed through your camera. As you examine many of the classic paintings of still life, you can clearly see how well this principle is used.
As you continue to explore other lines, you'll see just how lines create the rule of thirds. By drawing two horizontal and two vertical lines evenly spaced, you will be able to dissect your scene into nine sections, much like a tic-tac-toe game board. With this lines, you'll be able to clearly see whether or not your composition adheres to the rule of thirds. If your main subject can be found at the four intersections of these lines, then you know the scene is set to optimize this rule.
Between the key elements of shape, lines, depth of field, and composition, you'll be able to improve your photography in no time at all. Elements are the foundation upon which we can be creative. So, put these elements into practice as soon as possible, and allow your creativity the freedom it deserves.
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