Rules and Guidelines of Photography
Balancing Elements:Placing your main subject off-center, as with the rule of thirds, creates a more interesting photo, but can leave a void in the scene which can make it feel empty. You should balance the "weight" of your subject by including another object of lesser importance (subordinate emphasis) to fill the space.
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Leading Lines:
Placing your main subject
off-center, as with the rule of thirds, creates a more interesting photo, but can leave a void in the scene which can make it feel empty. You should balance the "weight" of your subject by including another object of lesser importance (subordinate emphasis) to fill the space.
off-center, as with the rule of thirds, creates a more interesting photo, but can leave a void in the scene which can make it feel empty. You should balance the "weight" of your subject by including another object of lesser importance (subordinate emphasis) to fill the space.
Use of Lines:
Veiw Points:You are your viewer. Your camera is the eye. Depending on your viewpoint, you will create a different mood or feeling, making objects or subjects seem equal, dominate or subordinate.
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Birds Eye View: elevated view of an object, with a perspective as though the observer was a bird.
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Bugs Eye View: a perspective seen from below or from a low position as though the observer was a bug.
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Odd Numbers:The rule of odds states that images are more visually appealing when there is an odd number of subjects. For example, if you are going to place more than one person in a photograph, don't use two, use 3, 5 or 7. Studies have shown that people are actually more at ease and comfort when viewing imagery with an odd number of subjects.
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Space:In order to portray movement, context and the idea that the photo is bigger than just the part you are seeing, you need to leave clutter free "white" spaces. Leaving space in the direction a subject is looking or moving will allow for the viewer to wonder what is just beyond the boundaries of the photo.
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