Composition Blog

                                                  Saeeda G.9 Composition Blog

1. Rule of Thirds: subject located on one intersecting point (sweet spot). 

                                         Citation: http://www.shutterfreaks.com/Actions/RuleOfThirds.php

    2.  Visual Balance: each area of a painting suggests a certain visual weight, a certain degree
          of lightness or heaviness.

                                Citation: http://www.moodsofnature.com/composition.html

      3. Symmetrical Balance: near or exact matching of left and right sides.

Citation: http://sinteriordesignblog.com/2010/05/28/balance-in-your-interior-design/

     4. Macro Photography: taking extremely close-up pictures of subjects.

                     Citation: http://designyoutrust.com/2012/03/macro-photography-fruit-porn

      5. Landscape: foreground, middle ground, and background illustrating depth of field.

Citation: http://www.designyourway.net/blog/inspiration/collection-of-high-quality-landscape-photography-65-photos/

     6. Vertical Composition: picture taken perpendicular to the horizon.

                           Citation: http://fismail2500.blogspot.com/2011/04/image-exercise-1-part-1.html
 
          7. Horizontal Composition: placement or arrangement of visual elements horizontally.

Citation: http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-38169127/stock-photo-dry-landscape-in-horizontal-composition.html

          8. Leading Lines: Lines that direct the viewer's attention to an image's center of interest.

                      Citation:http://www.theimediasite.co.uk/unit1_learning_zone_leading_lines.html     

                           Citation: http://bitsfoodjustice.blogspot.com/2010_07_01_archive.html

          9. Patterns: A repeated decorative design

                                 Citation: http://stuffpoint.com/patterns/image/44860/9-picture

10. Photograph the illusion of perspective: the sense of depth or spatial relationships between objects in the photo

                              Citation: http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/perspective-in-photography
    11. Natural Framing: Basically borders, nature paths, windows, all of these are used to setup a nice natural frame outline for the focus of the subject

           Citation: http://digital-photography-school.com/forum/archived-assignments/22578-natural-framing.html

      12. Depth of Field Shallow: By using shallow depth of field the distracting background is blurred and only the object appears sharp.

      Citation: http://www.secondpicture.com/tutorials/photography/meaning_of_depth_of_field.html     
        13. Depth of Field Great: All around sharp photo can be achieved by using large depth of field.

Citation: http://www.secondpicture.com/tutorials/photography/meaning_of_depth_of_field.html

            
           14. Experiment: a very diverse category of images made using an assortment of techniques.

                 Citation: http://www.graphicmania.net/27-creative-examples-of-still-life-photography/