Composition




COMPOSITION

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"Composition is to photography what rhythm is to music"
Rodney Smith

For your first shooting assignment you will be exploring the rules of composition as they relate to photography. 

Prior to embarking on your in-class shoot, you will familiarize yourself with some basic principles of photographic composition.

You will be responsible for understanding each of these 6 following compositional structures:

Balance

Pattern

Symmetry

Focal Point

Rule of 1/3's

Texture

Contrast

Depth

The following links discuss photographic composition in a fairly traditional way. Good for the nuts & bolts of composition:

http://photography.tutsplus.com/tutorials/master-the-art-of-photographic-composition--photo-1410


http://www.photographymad.com/pages/view/10-top-photography-composition-rules

http://photographylife.com/what-is-composition-in-photography 

http://photography.worth1000.com/tutorials/161809/camera-skills-a-guide-to-photographic-composition

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