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what makes apicture a good
picture?
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Understanding LightThe most essential element in
photography. It is the deciding factor of
whether the photograph will be
spectacular or terrible.
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Dawn light
Mid-morning
Midday
Mid-afternoon
Sunset
2 Types of light
Natural Light Artificial Light
Flash
Bulbs
Florescent
Candle light
Etc..
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Dawn Light - is one of the most photogenic times of day, any light
present is reflected from the sky so it is very soft, shadows are
weak and the world takes on a sinister blue/grey hue.
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Mid-morning - light is very crisp and neutral, revealing
scenes in all natural beauty
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Midday - the light is very harsh and intense. As the sun is almost
overhead, the lighting is very bland. People look pale and pasty and
their eyes are turned into lifeless black holes by the hard shadows
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Mid-afternoon - the light warms up and shadows become
longer, revealing texture and modeling to give your pictures
a real three-dimensional feel.
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Sunset - is one of the most amazing and photogenic sights
youll ever encounter
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light angles
Frontlighting
Diffused Frontlighting
BacklightingSidelighting
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Frontlight
What is it: Its fair to say the majority of photographs taken are
examples of frontlighting. It is what is most familiar - the sun
provides the lighting for the photo. Imagine that a giant
spotlight was mounted to the top of your digital camera instead
of a flash. Thats exactly what frontlighting is.
What is it good for: Just about anything - this is the basic type of
light. Frontlighting is the basis behind most forms of landscape
photography, since it is capable of creating evenly exposed
scenes with striking skies. Camera exposure meters generally
thrive in a front-lit environment, making it a great type of light
for snapshots or other on-the-go photos.
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Diffused Frontlighting
What is it: A specific type of frontlighting that loses some of its
directionality. A common side-effect of overcast days, diffused
frontlight results in an image that is more evenly illuminated than a
simple frontlit photo alone.
What is it good for: This is another safe type of lighting that most
digital cameras handle with ease. Because the diffusion reduces
shadows, its great lighting for portraits, macro photography or
other detail shots.
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Backlighting
What is it: A subject directly in front of the primary light source.
What is it good for: Backlighting is used to produce sharp
silhouettes or interesting lighting effects
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Sidelighting
What is it: Just like it sounds: the primary light source is positioned
to the side of the subject.
What is it good for: Sidelighting is arguably the most aesthetically-
interesting of all forms of light. Sidelighting can produce some ofthe most dramatic and interesting effects.
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Composition Techniques
One Center of Interest/simplicity
The Rule of Thirds
Lines of Direction
Placement
S Curve
composition is the placement or
arrangement of visual elements or
ingredients in a work of art
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1: One Center of InterestEvery picture requires one and only one definite center of interest. More than one point
of interest, if unavoidable, should lead to each other visually. In other words, the eye
should easily travel to each point of interest without being led out of the picture area.
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2: The Rule of Thirdsis a guideline commonly followed by visual artists. The objective is to stop the subject
(s) and areas of interest (such as the horizon) from bisecting the image, by placing
them near one of the lines that would divide the image into three equal columns and
rows, ideally near the intersection of those lines
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4: PlacementAlways place the principal subject of interest away from the exact center of the
picture area to get more visual impact.
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5: S CurveThe graceful S curve is one of the most beautiful of all compositional devices
you can use.
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Other Points to Consider:
The rule of space
applies to artwork
(photography,
advertising,
illustration) picturing
object(s): - to whichthe artist wants to
apply the illusion of
movement, or - which
is supposed to create
a contextual bubble in
the viewer's mind
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Highlights... Bright areas
should never be on the edges
of pictures, they pull the eye
outwards to the edges..
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Foreign Bodies...
Watch out for the
'classical' post
growing out of the
top of a head. That
type of thing
happens withamazing regularity.
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Clutter... Keep subjects simple if possible. A busy and cluttered
background almost invariably detracts from a picture unless
well out of focus.
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Portraits... Keep the eyes sharp and above the centre line. Allow the eyes to tiltand not be horizontal. Be careful of the position of hands - they can look awkward,
and don't get too close with a short focal length lens.
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what makes a
picture a goodpicture?
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New concept
Emotion / expressive/energy
Light
Symmetry
Overwhelming / compelling
Narrative
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New concept
Emotion / expressive/energy
Light
Symmetry
Overwhelming / compelling
Narrative