9 Photographic Composition

Photographic Composition is way of organizing the visual information in an image.
3 things to consider when composing a photograph:

1. Subject- The most important part of a photograph is the subject. The subject or theme is "what the photo is about". It is the main topic. First choose your subject.
2. Emphasis- There are techniques that direct your viewer to the subject so the subject stands out and is more clear to the audience. 
3.  Simplicity- Make sure that all of the information in the photo (background/foreground) supports the subject.

Emphasis Techniques: Try one technique per photograph.

• Leading lines
• Rule of 3rds
• Repetition
• Framing
• Contrast

Blog Assignment: Find one example for each of the 5 Emphasis Techniques (can be your own) post to your blog and identify the technique (title) and define the technique and how it draws the attention to the subject (in your own words) one image per definition.

Photo Assignment: We are going to go out and shoot each emphasis technique separately. I may take a few days (it might take after school/weekend days to finish all five techniques). Make a contact sheet for each technique and post your best image to your blog with an explanation of how the image is a good example of the technique. Take approximately 15-30 photos for each technique. Make a contact sheet and post one of each technique.

BWPhoto Assignment: We are going to go try one of the emphasis techniques on BW film.

Here are some photos to show Emphasis Techniques:

Leading Lines

Rule of Thirds

Framing

Contrast

Repetition