Personal notes from photography classes given by Bryon Paul McCartney in Viewfinder Center - see class description.
- Three questions:
- Why are you taking this picture? What is unique or interesting in it?
- What do you want to show?
- What is the center of interest?
- Orientation (horizontal/vertical) changes sens of space.
- Rule of thirds.
- Simplicity - keep your picture simple.
- Do not try to show too much.
- Make your subject the most prominent element on the picture.
- Some techniques:
- Points, lines&angels, curves&shapes.
- Our eyes naturally connect the dots and follow lines. Put the subject on the line, at the end of them.
- Framing - isolate interesting object, show only the object (keep rest black).
- Pattern/repetition - repeating details.
- Symmetry - creates balance and static composition,
- Point of view - move around he subject, find the best angle.