iSee iShoot iPhone - episode #004 - Advanced Photo Composition
Flickr group - http://www.flickr.com/groups/iseeishootiphone/
iSee iShoot iPhone on iTunes - http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/isee-ishoot-iphone/id457263248
Photographer David duChemin
When we first look at an image we notice certain things before others, and our eye follows a path. The path is influenced by compositional elements. The better our understanding of these elements the better our ability to influence how people view our images.
Some elements draw your eye more powerfully than others.
Here’s a list (where > means “has greater pull than”) :
• Look at people first, their faces
• Large Elements > Small Elements
• Bright Elements > Dark Elements
• Warm Colors > Cool Colors
• Elements in Perspective (3D) > Flat Elements (2D)
• High Contrast Elements > Low Contrast Elements
(visual = colors, tones, patterns but also conceptual = young vs. old, organic vs. man made, hard vs. soft, wet vs. drive.)
• Elements of High Interest > Elements of Low Interest
• Isolated Elements > Cluttered Elements
• Elements of Regular Shape > Elements of Irregular Shape
• Sharp Elements > Out of Focus Elements.
• We like odd numbers of objects as opposed to even
This episodes assignment:
Contrasts - 'Visual contrast' examples: colors, tones, patterns. 'Conceptual contrast' examples: young vs. old, organic vs. man made, hard vs. soft, wet vs. drive.
Please post to the Flickr group so we can see what you come up with.
