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UsefulCompositionToolsinPhotography
“Disparityinform,color,size,weight,motion,iswhatmakesacomposition.” - AlexanderCalder
“Acameradidn'tmakeagreatpictureanymorethanatypewriterwroteagreatnovel.”
- PeterAdams
TheRuleofThirds
HenriCartier-Bresson,HenriMatisseathome,1944
HenriCartier-Bresson,HenriMatisseathome,1944
“Luckistheresidueofhardwork”- VinceLombardi
“Luckiswhathappenswhenpreparationmeetsopportunity.”
- Seneca,RomanPhilosopher,5BC
LinesandDiagonalLines
MichaelKenna,SakuraandFullMoon,Hokkaido,Japan,2015
PatternsandRepetitions
ErnstHaas
ErnstHaas
HarryCallahan
Symmetry
ErnstHaas
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Texture
HarryCallahan
HarryCallahan
DepthofField
ErnstHaas
HelenRousakis
HelenRousakis
Perspectives,Angles
Symbolism
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Framing
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NegativeandPositiveSpace
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PietMondrian
“Withoutinspirationthebestpowersofthemindremaindormant,thereisafuelinuswhichneedstobeignitedwithsparks.”
- JohannGottfriedVonHerder
ArnoldNewman
"Consultingtherulesofcompositionbeforetakingaphotographislikeconsultingthelawsofgravitybeforegoingforawalk.”
- EdwardWeston
Notallrulesleadtogoodimages
“…Ifasocalled“rule”ofcompositionisbroken,ajudgemustnotautomaticallylowerthescore…Themostcommonbroken“rule”iscenteringthesubjectratherthanaplacementata1/3point…”
- PFLIJudgesHandbook
"Theso-calledrulesofphotographiccompositionare,inmyopinion,invalid,irrelevantandimmaterial”.
- AnselAdams
Centering
ChristianLichtenberg,TheEroticismofBeing
ErnstHaas
Neverletthehorizoncutanimageinhalf!Really?
HiroshiSugimoto
HiroshiSugimoto
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ArnoldNewman,thesculptorTonySmith
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“Thenegativeiscomparabletothecomposer'sscoreandtheprinttoitsperformance.Eachperformancediffersinsubtleways.” - AnselAdams
Considercroppinganimagetomakeitvisuallystronger
AnroldNewman
"Therearenorulesforgoodphotographs,thereareonlygoodphotographs.” - AnselAdams
