The Art Of Seeing

The Art of seeing
Composition Tips & Techniques

{Composition}
Relates to the placement of what you see through the view finder…

{Composition}
How you knowingly set up the shot based on what you see …

{Composition}
Fill the viewfinder …

{Composition}
Good photographs are pleasing to the eye, so using compositional keys will help you, as a photographer; unlock the door to producing top-notch photographs consistently…

{Finding} Focus
The distance from the surface of the lens to the focus point is called the focal length…
The closer an object is to a lens, the more its focus point moves, and so the more the lens must be moved to compensate…

{Depth of field}
Controlling what is in focus, in a photograph, can seriously enhance the feel or mood…

{Wide} dof
Everything in the photo is in focus or sharp…

{Shallow} dof
The foreground is in focus and the background is blurry…

{bokeh}

DOF {ROCKS}
Play with it and have fun!

{unique} focus
Think outside the box;
Experiment;
Have fun with it!

Rule of {thirds}
Imagine that there is a grid that divides the image into three equal columns and rows…

Rule of {Thirds}
This rule will prevent the subject matter from simply bisecting the image, thus adding to the aesthetics of the end result…

Rule of {odds}
Seek out an odd number of subjects in a given shot…

Rule of {Odds}
This results in a natural framing of the objects, adding comfort and depth to the artwork…

{symmetry}
When photographing an even number of subjects, using symmetry is warranted…

Rule of {Space}
This rule pertains to creating fluidity or movement in a photo. The viewer's eye is drawn to a particular place with the use of negative (or white) space…

{angles}
Give a different point-of-view…

{Angles}
Make the ordinary look extraordinary!

{angles}
Get high, medium, or low
Shift to the right or the left
Tilt your camera up or down

{Express} yourself
“A great photograph is a full expression of what one feels about what is being photographed in the deepest sense, and is, thereby, a true expression of what one feels about life in its entirety.”
~Ansel Adams

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The Art Of Seeing

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