Photo Composition Strategies
Photo Composition Strategies
Rule of Thirds
Center Composition
Leading Lines
Balancing Elements
Foreground Interest
Scale (like Placing a Person)
Symmetry
Patterns
Viewpoint (interesting or uncommon angle)
Background (simpler background, subject pops out)
Depth (see near, middle, far)
Framing (objects in photo make a frame)
Cropping
Balance
Composition (also Alignment, Proximity)
Focus (also called Emphasis)
Rhythm (also Movement, Repetition, Pattern)
Unity (also called Harmony)
Scale & Proportion
Variety
Contrast
Economy
A story about your art,
describing what skills you practiced,
how you made it,
what influenced you,
and at least one of the Principles of Design and Photo Composition Strategies for each item
Look at your Portfolio and reflect on your artistic process
For each artwork you describe, make a list of ideas you will talk about
write on paper OR make a slides presentation with keywords OR add keywords to portfolio as #hashtags
Video Tutorial example: Annotating Squarespace Portfolio and Presentation Rehearsal
Speaking skills: Accuracy, Clarity - clear & loud, Connection - keep audience attention, Pacing - not fast or slow, Punctuation - use pauses
Review the Resources we covered in this module (see below)
Look at each piece of artwork you are sharing
Make a list on an index card, sheet of paper, notebook, or digital document for each piece of artwork including:
Skills you learned or practiced making it
Principles of Design or Photo Composition Strategies that you used to make it
Influences on this work of out - where did you get inspiration or ideas?
Rather than write out sentences, list some vocabulary terms and key words you want to discuss
Practice telling a classmate your story about each art piece using the words in your notes
Present to a larger audience the story about your art that you have practiced
Present whole class on projector screen
or Present to 2 students before school, after school, at lunch, possibly during Flex if you are in for office hours
(make an appointment - schedule it with Mr. W.)
or Record a video presentation with 2 students in the audience - video should show the art on the screen, you, and the students, so assign a camera person to rotate the camera onto each person and the art on the screen. 2 students should make comments and ask questions; this should also be filmed. Attach the video file to the Classroom assignment.
Presenting your work and showing understanding of it is good for getting jobs, contracts, and reflecting on your own art.