Subject Placement Shooting Awesome Photos Notes 5 – Shot Composition.

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Notes 5 – Shot Composition

Subject PlacementShooting Awesome Photos

Understanding Picture Composition

What is Composition?



Composition: The arrangement of elementsin a work of art.

What is Subject Placement?



Composition: The arrangement of elementsin a work of art.

Subject Placement: The arrangement for the center of interest within the frame.


Basic Guidelines of Subject Placement

1. What is the Rule of Thirds?

3. What is Lead Room?

4. What is Selective Focus

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2. What is Head Room?

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Rule of Thirds

• Imagine a Tic-Tac-Toe grid on your viewfinder screen

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Rule of Thirds


• Four intersecting pointsCLICK HERE

to see intersectingpoints


Rule of Thirds


• Four intersecting points


Rule of Thirds

• Position important elements in your scene along these lines

CLICK to see center of interest


Rule of Thirds

• Position important elements in your scene along these lines


Rule of Thirds

• Adds balance and interest to your photo

CLICK to see center of interest


Rule of Thirds

• Adds balance and interest to your photo


Rule of Thirds

• The horizon should also be set using the rule of thirds to show either a strong use of foreground or background.

Click on the picture correctly sets the horizon?


Rule of Thirds

• The horizon should be set on either the top third or the bottom third of the frame.

Correct


Rule of Thirds

• The horizon should be set on either the top third or the bottom third of the frame.

Wrong


Head Room

• Enough room for the subject's head.

• Space around their head yet not too much.

Good Head Room


Head Room• Does this picture show a good amount of headroom?

Yes Or No


Head Room

• Too low in the frame (too much headroom) makes them appear short.

Correct


Head Room

• Too low in the frame (too much headroom) makes them appear short.

Wrong



Yes Or No


Head Room

• Not enough headroom makes your subject look tall and scrunched.

Too Little Head Room

Correct


Head Room

• Not enough headroom makes your subject look tall and scrunched.

Too Little Head Room

Wrong



Yes Or No


Head Room

• Correct headroom gives the subject just enough space around their head to make them look comfortable.

Good Head Room

Correct


Head Room

• Correct headroom gives the subject just enough space around their head to make them look comfortable.

Good Head Room

Wrong


Lead Room (or Look Room)

• Space in the frame in the direction the object/subject is moving or looking

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• Adjust the shot for more room in the direction the person is moving and a bit less room behind.

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Lead Room



• Adjust the shot for more room in the direction the person is moving and a bit less room behind.



• Click on the picture that you think has appropriate Lead Room




Wrong




Correct


Selective Focus

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what’s in focus

• make certain some things are in focus and others aren't


Selective Focus

• make certain some things are in focus and others aren't


Selective Focus

• Think of each shot as a statement.


Selective Focus

Directs attention toward things that are important

vs.things that can be distracting

CLICK HEREto see what’s

important in this picture


Selective Focus

Directs attention toward things that are important

vs.things that can be distracting


Guidelines not Rules

• In order to break the guidelines you need to know them

Take the quiz:

• Composition is an art and not a science.

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