2. Characteristics:
Interesting Subjects
Good use of Focus
Proper Lighting
Effective Framing of Detail
Strong Color
Use of Contrast
3. Centered Subjects (Bulls-eye syndrome)
Relatively small subjects
Unbalanced use of frame
Lack of recognition or use of the
foreground/background
Overuse of same subjects
Overuse of similar Point-of-View and camera
angel
Overuse of same subject content
7. To improve the appearance and quality of your
images:
Alter Point of View/Camera Angle
Adjust the Exposure
Fill the frame (use part of the subject)
Avoid the center - Use the Rule of 1/3s
Look for balance (symmetry/asymmetry)
Find contrast
Alter focus
Add layers of detail/increase appearance of 3D
12. TAKING A PICTURE MAKING A PICTURE
Limited thought and
Planning
Quick and impulsive
No account for
surroundings
Generally flat looking
Images usually lack balance
Low visual appeal
May appear confusing or
lack focus/defined purpose
Adequate planning done
ahead of time –
setup/thought
Accounts for detail across
entire image area
Uses proper framing and
composition techniques
Greater sense of distance
Greater degree of balance
More impactful/attention
getting
13.
14. The Subject
Clarity and Sharpness
Proper Exposure
Color & Contrast
Composition & Layout (design)
15.
16. Framing: The process the photographer uses to
organize the content in an image to best suite the
subject within the viewfinder area
What’s IN and what’s OUT
All images need a main focus = “The Subject”
Balance, balance, balance
17. Composition: The design relationship of
elements within the image and how they
influence the viewer’s perception of detail
Basic Techniques:
Symmetry
Asymmetry
Rule of Thirds
Simplicity
Selective Focus
18. Places important detail along the third
lines/intersections of the frame
• Helps break up the frame
• Avoids using the center
• Uses the “Golden Rule” layout to provide better balance
• Align the horizon properly across one of the horizontal 1/3
lines
21. It uses the “Golden Section”
Helps create a greater sense of balance
22. Also referred to as the Golden Mean = 1.618034
Natures way of creating balance – Divine Proportion
23. What is the connection between the Rule of
Thirds and the “Golden Section”?
Balance through proportion
24.
25. Have a purpose
Know your equipment
Plan Ahead
Look around
Understand the Viewer
Focus on Detail
Use Composition
Techniques
Experiment
26. Best use of Light Direction
Detail in the foreground &
background
Look for natural
contrasting elements
Colors
Patterns
Shapes/Lines
Use highlights and
shadows
Emphasize the interesting
detail – fill the frame
Position the subject in the
frame with a purpose
27. Timing – when is the image captured, what else is
happening that can be included or avoided
Position – where is the camera in regards to the
subject or event taking place and what POV is
being used when capturing
When – could be time of day, day of year, season,
rush hour, evening, or night; planning is critical to
making some images come to life
Camera Controls – F/stop for depth of field;
Shutter Speed for motion control; White Balance;
ISO speed
What - ultimately are you trying to accomplish
and present to your audience
28. Over cropping or too much zoom or
cutting off subject detail improperly
29. Tilted horizon or elements unnaturally slanted
without a powerful subject and use of POV