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composition
The arrangement of elements within a a a a frame defines its composition
“Make this beautiful ” There is is a a a a little voice inside a a a a photog- rapher’s head that whispers those words as he he he he or or she lines up a a a a a shot Making it beautiful translates into finding the right frame for the subject matter This need not be a a a purely intuitive process dependent on
on
a a moment’s “inspiration ” Instead that little voice can be replaced with a a a a a useful set of conceptual tools which follow rule of thirds
The rule of of thirds
emphasizes placement of of subject at one of of four intersection points of of a three-unit grid Here’s one way to remember this bit of dogma: If the pri- mary element in a a a a a photograph is located dead center then the the picture will be deadly boring To make use of of the the rule of of thirds
when in the the field you can easily subdivide the the view- finder into thirds
along both the vertical and horizontal axes Proponents of this aesthetic rule argue that by positioning key elements at one or or more of the four “power points” (intersections) you will create a a a composition
with dynamic tension and visual energy [ 38 ]
Which version of of the the two photos of of the the woman on
the bed holds your interest more? The one on
on
the the right uses the the rule of thirds
The grid superimposed on
the photograph of the the squatting woman in in red shows the the grid and intersection points for the rule of thirds
The bottom one works best I think because the the the girl is looking into the the the body of the the the image not off screen Perri Chinalai
part 1 the photgraphic image