Image Composition Fundamentals of Creating Engaging Images.

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Image Composition Fundamentals of Creating Engaging Images

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Image CompositionFundamentals of Creating Engaging Images

Basic Rules

Rule of ThirdsFocus on SubjectContrast and ColourPatterns and LinesFramingAnglesLighting

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Basic Rules

Rule of ThirdsFocus on SubjectContrast and ColourPatterns and LinesFramingAnglesLighting

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Rule of Thirds

The Rule of Thirds is a common rule that photographers use to capture their subject. You divide the frame in thirds horizontally and vertically and then centre your subject on one of the four intersecting points.

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Rule of Thirds

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Rule of Thirds

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Focus on Subject

The subject of the photograph should be obvious to the viewer. If you try to fit too much into your photo, it may confuse the viewer. The best rule for focusing on a single subject is … keep it simple.

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Focus on Subject

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Contrast and Colour

The use of colour can highlight your subject by using unusual or appealing combinations. Colour can also be used to highlight your subject by using a sharp contrast of colours so the subjects pops out of the photograph.

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Contrast and Colour

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Contrast and Colour

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Patterns and Lines

Dramatic patterns and lines are important in photography because the world is mostly vertical and horizontal lines. The human eye is drawn to patterns, geometric shapes, and lines. Use these visual elements to draw the viewer to the subject.

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Patterns and Lines

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Patterns and Lines

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Framing

Sometimes it is possible to use the foreground to frame the main subject - much like a picture frame. This can create interesting patterns between the foreground and background - and at the same time emphasize the main subject.

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Framing

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Angles and Point of View

Try to avoid taking photographs at eye level if you want to make the viewer see your subject in a new way. Try low and high angles to give a more dramatic presence to your subject.

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Angles and Point of View

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Lighting

The use of light can create interesting moods and effects for your main subject. Light can create shadows and silhouettes, or emphasize colour and patterns.

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Lighting

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Conclusion

Comment on the composition of the following photographs. Remember to consider:

• Rule of Thirds

• Focus on Subject

• Contrast and Colour

• Patterns and Lines

• Framing

• Angles

• Lighting

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Conclusion

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Conclusion

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ClassroomMath

– Create images to go with word problems.

– Geometric shapes, scale, area, and perimeter

ELA/FLA– Creative writing and photo essays

– Visual poetry

– Visualize fiction or dramatization

Social Studies– Re-create historic events

– Visualize geographic features and mapping

Science– Track time lapse experiments

– Dramatize scientific concepts

ClassroomSoftware:

PowerPoint – Create photo collages, slideshows, labeled photos, or stories with text and audio support. Some basic editing features are available.

Picassa – Free organizer from Google that also provides some editing features and creative options.

Comic Life – A new program that will be available to the school in the new year. Use digital images to create comic books and other publications.

Photoshop/GIMP – More advanced photo editing software that schools are starting to use.

Photo EssayAssignment: Tell a Story With Photos

Photo Essay

Look at the following series of photos from the infamous Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz. There are no words to accompany the photos, but you get a sense of the mood and stories behind the place.

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