Photographic Composition

Nov 24, 2017
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Photographic composition includes 3 main rules called the Rule of Thirds, Leading Lines, and Frame within a Frame.

Rule of Thirds

Rule of Thirds is where you use a guideline to line up your picture into different columns, and with this you then set the horizon on either the top or bottom line, or you can allow different parts of the images to fit together, which is joint together by the different lines. I like how people use this effect, as it allows one area of the picture to become more significant, meaning that you can use the rest of the picture as a background.

Leading Lines

With Leading Lines, the photographer uses the surroundings to line up a certain area, to make it head into a certain direction, and this means that it focuses the viewers attention on a specific area, with a 'leading line' thats either straight, or slightly curved. I think that using Leading Lines allows you to make focus points on an image, making those areas more bold, which stands out much more than the Rule of Thirds.

Frame Within a Frame

Frame within a Frame is when you use your surroundings, and find an area that is already framed by either a structure, or a frame that you have created yourself, and then use this to capture a photo of the whole image. People use this as it draws the viewers eyes into the photo, and also, like the others, draws you to a focus point in the picture. I like this rule as it allows you to become more interested in an image, as most of the time, everything in the picture you need to see is inside the frame, even though you are also capturing whats outside of the frame as well.