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09/25/2004 05:38:15 PM · #1 |
I'm not sure I fully understand "Composition"!
I have tried to find things on composition, I have read a few things on composition but I'm not sure I'm getting it!
When I get a comment that says "Good Composition or Poor Composition" it really has little meaning to me and I want to understand composition better.
Maybe I just need to be hit over the head with it but can someone please try to explain it to me please.
Thanks Bob
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09/25/2004 08:25:48 PM · #2 |
This is something I am struggling against. Try HERE for a starting point. I haven't read it yet but at first glance it looks cool.
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09/25/2004 08:27:13 PM · #3 |
| I just typed in "composition photography" in Google and found a wealth of information. Not having an art degree I had to research that, too. |
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09/25/2004 08:32:40 PM · #4 |
Composition is nothing more then the final presentation of an endeavor. It usually involves the placement and positions of objects. Where objects are not movable, then the framing finds the best distribution of the components. Therefore a composition can be said to be good or bad.
If you photograph, say a coin against an interesting background, then the success depends on where the coin is placed. Notice I said coin and interesting background, so the background is also an integral part of the composition. If you place the coin dead center, then the comp is perfectly balanced and exhibiting no tension. Forgetting all the rules, such as the rule of thirds, right or left heavy etc, you will find that once you move it from its balance position, your judgement will find some placing more interesting than others. You play with the placement until you come to one that has more appeal. With practice, you will quickly come up with alternative placements some with more tension than others. This happens also in framing a scene and finding the best angle as you decide what to and what not to include.
Basic lessons are best learned doing table top photography where you start with one object then two, etc. Soon the eyes and senses develop an instintive feel. |
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09/26/2004 01:31:35 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by BooZon:
This is something I am struggling against. Try HERE for a starting point. I haven't read it yet but at first glance it looks cool. |
Hey Boozon I was reading that just this morning. :)
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09/26/2004 07:23:46 AM · #6 |
DPCer Jodie Coston has a free online course that is outstanding. The first lesson is on composition.
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09/26/2004 07:28:58 AM · #7 |
| THIS LINK would give you a good idea. |
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09/26/2004 07:36:35 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by Gurilla:
Originally posted by BooZon:
This is something I am struggling against. Try HERE for a starting point. I haven't read it yet but at first glance it looks cool. |
Hey Boozon I was reading that just this morning. :) |
Great minds :)
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09/26/2004 09:27:58 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by skiprow:
DPCer Jodie Coston has a free online course that is outstanding. The first lesson is on composition. |
Hey Skip... Thanks for the link. It does look great.
I think that I have difficulty because its something that is percieved rather than a actual thing. Gotta get the teacher out of me with my need to have evidence to prove something.
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