Some further Readings
Basics of Photography by David Prakel. This is a piece of reading which touches upon space, composition and applications of the composition in photographs.
Composing an image means arranging elements within it in a way that suits the core idea or goal of your work best. Arranging elements can be done by actually moving the objects or subjects. A good example for this case is portrait or still life photography. Street photography involves anticipation, since the photographer doesn’t usually have the choice of moving his subjects himself, but has to wait for them to take the most suitable position within the frame. Another way of arranging elements is by changing your own position. Such a way is appropriate in circumstances that do not allow the photographer to physically move anything, like landscape photography.
Composition is a way of guiding the viewer’s eye towards the most important elements of your work, sometimes – in a very specific order. A good composition can help make a masterpiece even out of the dullest objects and subjects in the plainest of environments. On the other hand, a bad composition can ruin a photograph completely, despite how interesting the subject may be.
Over these years I had a massive misconception regarding photography. I always assumed that a photographer has to take a photograph of something he thinks he sees thus in a way giving more importance to his interpretation. But Prakel says otherwise; he says that one must take a photograph of only something which that person sees and not what he thinks he sees.
This will help me in my project by giving my thoughts some clarity to produce simple images with clear meanings.
Basics of Photography by David Prakel. This is a piece of reading which touches upon space, composition and applications of the composition in photographs.
Composing an image means arranging elements within it in a way that suits the core idea or goal of your work best. Arranging elements can be done by actually moving the objects or subjects. A good example for this case is portrait or still life photography. Street photography involves anticipation, since the photographer doesn’t usually have the choice of moving his subjects himself, but has to wait for them to take the most suitable position within the frame. Another way of arranging elements is by changing your own position. Such a way is appropriate in circumstances that do not allow the photographer to physically move anything, like landscape photography.
Composition is a way of guiding the viewer’s eye towards the most important elements of your work, sometimes – in a very specific order. A good composition can help make a masterpiece even out of the dullest objects and subjects in the plainest of environments. On the other hand, a bad composition can ruin a photograph completely, despite how interesting the subject may be.
Over these years I had a massive misconception regarding photography. I always assumed that a photographer has to take a photograph of something he thinks he sees thus in a way giving more importance to his interpretation. But Prakel says otherwise; he says that one must take a photograph of only something which that person sees and not what he thinks he sees.
This will help me in my project by giving my thoughts some clarity to produce simple images with clear meanings.
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