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Photography 101 Part 2

   
Author: Kelly Paal
< P > B a s i c C o m p o s i t i o n < / P > < P > N o w t h a t y o u a r e b e g i n n i n g t o u n d e r s t a n d h o w y o u r c a m e r a w o r k s y o u c a n b e g i n t o u n d e r s t a n d b a s i c c o m p o s i t i o n . I k n o w t h a t m a n y p e o p l e t h a t I v e t a l k e d t o t h i n k t h a t p h o t o g r a p h y i s j u s t p o i n t i n g y o u r c a m e r a a n d t a k i n g a p h o t o b u t i t s m o r e t h a n t h a t . A f t e r y o u u n d e r s t a n d h o w y o u r e q u i p m e n t w o r k s y o u c a n b e g i n t o g e t i n t o t h e r e a l a r t o f p h o t o g r a p h y a n d t h a t a r t i s c a l l e d c o m p o s i t i o n . < / P > < P > B a s i c p r i n c i p l e s : < / P > < P > 1 . U s e a l l o f y o u r a v a i l a b l e s p a c e . F i l l t h e i m a g e w i t h t h e i m a g e . I f t h e r e a s o n t h a t y o u r t a k i n g t h e p h o t o i s y o u r d a u g h t e r s b e a u t i f u l f a c e t h e n g e t c l o s e r . I f y o u r e t a k i n g a n i m a g e o f t h e b r e a t h t a k i n g v a l l e y b e f o r e y o u . F i l l t h e f r a m e w i t h t h e v a l l e y . K e e p d i s t r a c t i o n s o u t o f t h e f r a m e . T h e y r e c a l l e d d i s t r a c t i o n s f o r a r e a s o n . < / P > < P > 2 . L o o k a t t h e f o r m s i n y o u r i m a g e . Y o u a l m o s t h a v e t o l o o k a t t h e p e o p l e o r t h e l a n d s c a p e b e f o r e y o u i n t h e i r s i m p l i s t i c g e o g r a p h i c f o r m s . A g o o d w a y t o l e a r n f o r m i s t o p r a c t i c e t a k i n g p h o t o s o f s t i l l l i f e o b j e c t s , t h a t y o u c a n a r r a n g e i n t o p l e a s i n g f o r m s . A g o o d p h o t o i s a l w a y s a b e a u t i f u l a r r a n g e m e n t o f f o r m . W h e t h e r i t s t h e b e a u t y o f a w o m a n s f a c e , h e r f e a t u r e s b e i n g f o r m s , o r a w o n d e r f u l l a n d s c a p e , t r e e s , r o c k s , a n d h i l l s b e i n g f o r m s . < / P > < P > 3 . L i n e o r d i r e c t i o n , m o t i o n . T h e d i r e c t i o n o f t h e f o r m s i n y o u r p h o t o s i s v e r y i m p o r t a n t . N e v e r h a v e a c t i o n o r m o t i o n m o v i n g o u t s i d e o f y o u r i m a g e . I t w i l l d i r e c t t h e e y e a w a y f r o m y o u r i m a g e . D i a g o n a l m o t i o n l i n e s a r e g o o d , c u r v e s a n d s c u r v e s a r e b e t t e r . T h e l a s t t w o i s p r o b a b l y w a y l a n d s c a p e p h o t o g r a p h y i s s o p o p u l a r n a t u r e i s f u l l o f c u r v e s . A l s o n e v e r p u t a h o r i z o n l i n e i n t h e c e n t e r o f y o u r f r a m e . < / P > < P > 4 . C o n t r a s t , t h e d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n b l a c k a n d w h i t e . N o w i t i s p o s s i b l e t o h a v e a b e a u t i f u l p h o t o w i t h l i t t l e c o n t r a s t i f t h a t i s y o u r i n t e n t i o n , t h i s w o r k s b e s t w i t h c o l o r . B u t a l o t o f s h o t s , s o m e r e a l l y b e a u t i f u l s h o t s h a v e a n i c e b a l a n c e o f b l a c k , w h i t e , a n d g r a y s . T h i s c a n b e m a n i p u l a t e d f o r a r t i s t i c p u r p o s e o f c o u r s e , b u t i n t h e b e g i n n i n g y o u w a n t t o f o c u s o n t r y i n g t o t a k e s h o t s w i t h e q u a l a m o u n t s o f b l a c k , w h i t e , a n d s h a d e s o f g r a y . ( S h o o t a r o l l o f B & a m p ; W f i l m t o r e a l l y l e a r n t h i s p r i n c i p l e . ) < / P > < P > 5 . C o l o r , y o u m a y h a v e t o f a m i l i a r i z e y o u r s e l f w i t h t h e c o l o r w h e e l . ( S e e m y a r t i c l e G r a p h i c D e s i g n U s i n g C o l o r f o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n i t s f o r g r a p h i c d e s i g n b u t t h e f i r s t c o u p l e o f p a r a g r a p h s t a l k a b o u t b a s i c c o l o r t h e o r y ) W h e t h e r y o u r e s h o o t i n g n a t u r e o r s e t t i n g u p y o u r o w n s h o t s i n a s t u d i o y o u n e e d t o k n o w w h a t c o l o r s g o t o g e t h e r a n d w h y . M a n y o f u s h a v e a n i n s t i n c t a s t o w h a t l o o k s g o o d . W h e n i n d o u b t f o l l o w y o u r i n s t i n c t s . S t a r t o u t b y t a k i n g s h o t s o f t h i n g s t h a t y o u t h i n k h a v e p r e t t y o r b e a u t i f u l c o l o r s . S h o w t h e p h o t o s t o o t h e r s a n d s e e i f t h e y a g r e e . P h o t o g r a p h e r s l e a r n n o t o n l y w h a t t h e y t h i n k i s b e a u t i f u l b u t w h a t i s u n i v e r s a l l y b e a u t i f u l a s w e l l . < / P > < P > N o w t h e h a r d p a r t p r a c t i c e a l l t h e s e p r i n c i p l e s a t t h e s a m e t i m e . I t s n o t e a s y ! N o w y o u r e a l l y k n o w w h y p h o t o g r a p h e r s t a k e y e a r s t o r e a l l y l e a r n t h e i r c r a f t . < / P > < P > T h i s w e e k s a s s i g n m e n t : L e t s b r e a k t h i s d o w n i n t o f o u r a s s i g n m e n t s . Y o u l l n e e d f o u r r o l l s o f f i l m . R o l l o n e , f i l l y o u r a v a i l a b l e s p a c e . S h o o t p i c t u r e s o f w h a t e v e r y o u l i k e , b u t g e t c l o s e r . E l i m i n a t e d i s t r a c t i o n s f r o m y o u r i m a g e . K e e p t h e f o c u s o f y o u r i m a g e o n w h a t e v e r i t w a s t h a t m a d e y o u w a n t t o t a k e t h a t p h o t o . R o l l t w o , f o r m s . H e r e s a n o l d s t a n d b y t h a t I d i d i n c o l l e g e . G e t o u t a n a s s o r t m e n t o f v e g t a b l e s a n d f r u i t f r o m y o u r k i t c h e n . P u t a s h e e t d o w n o n y o u r t a b l e , n o d i s t r a c t i o n s , s h o o t a n e n t i r e r o l l o f t h e v e g g i e s a n d f r u i t m a k i n g s u r e t h a t y o u r r e a r r a n g e w i t h e a c h s h o t . M a k e s u r e y o u s t u d y y o u r r e s u l t s a n d s e e w h i c h f o r m s l o o k e d b e s t . R o l l t h r e e , C o n t r a s t , y o u c a n d o t h i s i n B & a m p ; W f i l m i f y o u w a n t t o . T a k e a s h o t o f t h e f l o w e r i n y o u r g a r d e n i n t h e e a r l y m o r n i n g , a f t e r n o o n , a n d s u n s e t . S h o o t s o m e p o r t r a i t s a t t h e s a m e t i m e s , b y c a n d l e l i g h t t o o . W h e n y o u s e e t h e r e s u l t s y o u w i l l b e s u r p r i s e d . R o l l f o u r , c o l o r . U s e t h e v e g t a b l e s a g a i n , t h i s t i m e p a y i n g a t t e n t i o n t o t h e c o l o r s . I f y o u c a n t e l l m e w h y a r e d t o m a t o l o o k s b e s t o n a g r e e n b e d o f l e t t u c e o r t h e o r a n g e s u n s e t w i t h t h e p u r p l e c l o u d s i s s o c a p t i v a t i n g t h e n y o u v e f i g u r e d o u t s o m e o f c o l o r t h e o r y . < / P > < P > I f y o u h a v e s o m e s p e c i f i c q u e s t i o n s p l e a s e v i s i t m y P h o t o g r a p h y F o r u m a t : < A h r e f = " h t t p : / / k e l l y p a a l p h o t o g r a p h y . c o m / v - w e b / b u l l e t i n / b b / i n d e x . p h p " t a r g e t = _ n e w > h t t p : / / k e l l y p a a l p h o t o g r a p h y . c o m / v - w e b / b u l l e t i n / b b / i n d e x . p h p < / A > a n d p o s t y o u r q u e s t i o n t h e r e . < / P >
Author Bio:
Kelly Paal is a noted author. Kelly likes to create articles about this area.
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