With elements, just as a chef rarely uses all the ingredients at their disposal in any dish, a photographer rarely uses all of the ingredients of composition. The required elements in photography are lighting, exposure, and composition of your subject. But, posing and smile for your subject as well as choices for clothing, accessories, props, and various forms of accent lighting are also important, although not considered some of the major elements of photography.
Entrance of Key Elements
The composition of an image is dramatically affected by the depth of field, which allows you the ability to isolate your subject from their background or foreground. Still, by placing your subject in context, you'll be able to enhance the environment with a greater depth of field.
In addition to depth of field, shapes are also important and are the result of closed lines. However, shapes can be visible without lines by establishing an arrangement of objects within the camera's viewfinder. Since most primary shapes include circles, squares, triangles and hexagons, these are the most commonly seen shapes in nature. With space determined by shapes and forms, positive space is necessary, while negative space would be all space other than the shapes. For images to have a sense of balance, positive and negative space can be used to balance each other.
The next consideration after depth of field and composition is color. While there are thousands of patterns around us daily, emphasizing these color patterns is what leads to stunning shots. With a large pile of data and research on how color affects human emotions, it is critical that the photographer employ the ability to evoke emotion through color in order to created the desired effect.
Other Essential Elements Enter
Those who can effectively use lines, especially diagonals will triumph in the field of photography. While a striking photo has many components, you'll find that most of the time the subject will be found in a diagonal line when viewed through your camera. By taking a look at classic, still life paintings, you'll notice how this principle is implemented.
When you consider the impact of the rule of thirds, there's no denying how powerful lines can be. To implement the rule of thirds, simply draw two vertical and horizontal lines across your image, evenly spaced. It is at the intersection points that you will find the greatest impact. Placing your subject here will enable you to see the full potential of this rule.
With the key elements of composition, depth of field, and lines, you can easily improve your photography with little other effort. Since elements are the foundation of photography, they can also be the springboard upon which your creativity can leap. Thus, by putting these elements to use, your photography can gain the freedom and creativity it deserves.
Entrance of Key Elements
The composition of an image is dramatically affected by the depth of field, which allows you the ability to isolate your subject from their background or foreground. Still, by placing your subject in context, you'll be able to enhance the environment with a greater depth of field.
In addition to depth of field, shapes are also important and are the result of closed lines. However, shapes can be visible without lines by establishing an arrangement of objects within the camera's viewfinder. Since most primary shapes include circles, squares, triangles and hexagons, these are the most commonly seen shapes in nature. With space determined by shapes and forms, positive space is necessary, while negative space would be all space other than the shapes. For images to have a sense of balance, positive and negative space can be used to balance each other.
The next consideration after depth of field and composition is color. While there are thousands of patterns around us daily, emphasizing these color patterns is what leads to stunning shots. With a large pile of data and research on how color affects human emotions, it is critical that the photographer employ the ability to evoke emotion through color in order to created the desired effect.
Other Essential Elements Enter
Those who can effectively use lines, especially diagonals will triumph in the field of photography. While a striking photo has many components, you'll find that most of the time the subject will be found in a diagonal line when viewed through your camera. By taking a look at classic, still life paintings, you'll notice how this principle is implemented.
When you consider the impact of the rule of thirds, there's no denying how powerful lines can be. To implement the rule of thirds, simply draw two vertical and horizontal lines across your image, evenly spaced. It is at the intersection points that you will find the greatest impact. Placing your subject here will enable you to see the full potential of this rule.
With the key elements of composition, depth of field, and lines, you can easily improve your photography with little other effort. Since elements are the foundation of photography, they can also be the springboard upon which your creativity can leap. Thus, by putting these elements to use, your photography can gain the freedom and creativity it deserves.
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