Photo Composition What makes a good photograph?. A photograph is a message. It conveys a statement...
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Photo CompositionWhat makes a good photograph?
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A photograph is a message. It conveys a statement or an emotion. How do you do
this in a clear, concise, and effective way?
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Good photography… First you need a subject… a person, an
object, or an abstract form in the foreground.
Second, a context orbackground
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Good Photography… The context gives the subject relevance,
presence, location, or other interest. It is the combination of the two elements -
subject and context, foreground and background - that tells the message.
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The Rule of Thirds…Or Not? Using the Rule of Thirds helps produce nicely
balanced easy on the eye pictures.
Imaginary lines are drawn dividing the image into thirds both horizontally and vertically. You place important elements of your composition where these lines intersect.
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Top Ten Tips from Kodak Click Here Click Here for Phone Camera Tips Click Here for Photo Journalism Tips Click Here for Beginner Tips
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Ansel Adams
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Themba Hadebe
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Annie Leibovitz
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Some Famous Pictures
“Grace” by Eric Enstrom, 1918
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“Lunch atop a skyscraper” by Charles C. Ebetts, 1932
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Raising the flag at Ground Zero, by Thomas E. Franklin, 2001
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Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, by Joe Rosenthal, 1945
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Life Magazine 100 Photographs that changed the world