Monday, August 31, 2009

Compositional Trick #7 Drawing with Light

Upload your LIGHT photo Large and Center. It should be in Black and White



How does working with light within your picture set your photos apart from others?

What feeling do you get when looking at the photo that you took? How does the light help create that feeling?

Compositional Trick #6 Framing




UPLOAD BOTH FRAME SHOTS (they should be black and white)

Explain how framing helps composition.
Explain how the frame in your photos help your composition or what you could have done better.

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Compositional Trick #5 Extreme Angles



Upload BOTH your Extreme Angle photos
Both should be in Black and White. One should be from above, one from below.

Explain why "extreme angles" is a good compositional trick to know.
Are your photos good examples of extreme angle? Why or why not?

Compositional Trick #4 Simplicity





Upload BOTH Simplicity photos.


One should be in color. One should be in black and white.



Describe how creating simplicity in a photo helps stregthen the composition. Does simplicity mean boring? Explain why or why not.

In your opinion is simplicity an effective trick?
Explain how you used simplicity in your photos.

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Compositional Trick #3 Macro


UPLOAD BOTH MACRO PHOTOS: TEXTURE & EMPHASIS
In your own words explain what macro does and why it is good to know about or use as a photographer.

Compositional Trick #2 Leading Lines

UPLOAD YOUR LEADING LINES PHOTO large and center
(it should be in black and white, and your leading lines should take us to an emphasis)

Explain what leading lines do and why you would use them in your own words.

Compositional Trick #1 Rule of Thirds


UPLOAD YOUR "RULE OF THIRDS" LARGE AND CENTER


Explain in your own words what the "Rule of Thirds" is
Explain why you would use it.