Digital Photography and Imaging / Week 2
Week 2 (30/08/2021 - 3/08/2021)
Nurul Adlina Rizal / 0345429 / Bachelor of Design in Creative Media
Digital Photography and Imaging
Group A
LECTURE
INTRODUCTION TO COMPOSITION
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Introduction to basic composition
- Focal Point
- Scale & Hierarchy
helps direct the viewer to see what you want them to see
helps direct the viewer to see what you want them to see
- Balance the Elements
each element have weight
each element have weight
- White Space "empty space"
balance the main focus of a composition and helps your design breathe
balance the main focus of a composition and helps your design breathe
Figure 1.0: Good use of White Space
- Rule of Thirds
Figure 1.1: Rule of Thirds
An example:
Figure 1.2: Example of using the Rule of Thirds
Photo Composition Tips
- use leading lines
- use diagonal lines to create movement
- get close to your subject
- use patterns (interrupted patterns are great too!)
- using symmetry
- Golden Ratio
Figure 1.3: The Golden Ratio
Commonly found in nature and when used in a design, creates an organic and
natural-looking compositions.
Examples:
Figure 1.4: Examples of using the Golden Ratio
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Composition (Framing & Cropping)
Types of Frames
SINGLE
- a single character is the primary focus
- to show
isolation
TWO SHOT
- to show the visual relationship between two characters
OVER THE SHOULDER
- makes viewers feel like they are a part of a story
POV
- see what the character sees / hears what the character hears
- to show isolation
PRACTICAL
Mr Fauzi gave us a lot of time to work with materials that we had gathered
for the physical collage work for Project 1. We worked on it and Mr Fauzi
gave some feedback to the ones that submitted early. He suggested to me that
the second composition was the best to move forward with.
Figure 2.0: Pre-composition #2
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