3D PPT

Module 3D: Angle of View

Perspective

• Convergence is related to tall buildings, but similar distortions occur when photographing people.
• Intentional use of these distortion effects can convey the overall feeling of an image.
• A lower camera angle can make a person look taller, enhancing their stature and demonstrating power or authority.

High Camera Angles

• Higher camera angles tend to foreshorten a subject.
• This can give the impression of dominance over the subject.
• High camera angles used with images of children can create an innocent feel.

Flattering Angles

• For full-length portraits of curvier subjects, place the camera at waist level or slightly above to avoid noticeable distortion.
• For head and shoulders portraits, position the camera at about chest level or slightly above.

Rule of Thirds

• This rule suggests placement of the center of interest.
• Mentally divide the viewfinder into thirds, creating a tic-tac-toe board with nine equal sections.
• Place the center of interest on one of the two horizontal or vertical lines.

Using the Grid to Compose

• The intersecting points of the grid are also strong positions for placing the center of interest or other elements.
• An example: placing the heads of a bride and groom at the upper right intersection for a strong visual composition.

Rules are Meant to be Broken

• It is acceptable to break the rule of thirds if it strengthens the composition and makes it more visually appealing.
• Subjects should rarely be placed directly in the middle of the image, unless it creates a strong composition.

Diagonal Lines are Dynamic

• Diagonal lines in a photograph are dynamic.
• The eye typically enters an image from the left and follows a visual path.
• Diagonal leading lines create movement and direct the viewer’s eye to the subject.
• Example: Windowpanes creating diagonal lines that point to the subject, holding the viewer’s eye on the subject.

Positive Space

• Positive space is the area occupied by the subject.
• In an image, the subjects constitute the positive space.
• The rest of the image is negative space.

Negative Space

• Negative space is the space surrounding the subject.
• In composition, negative space is used to present the subject and emphasize the positive space.
• Considerations for selecting negative space: background color, textures, tonal values, light values, and balance with positive space.

Balance in Images

• A good balance of positive and negative space is important.
• Strong vertical lines in the negative space can offset strong diagonal lines of the subject.
• A black mat around the image can focus attention on the dark tonal values of the dancer.

Importance of Negative Space

• Negative space draws the viewer to the subject.
• It can enhance an image that would look odd if cropped too tightly.
• It allows the photographer to give the subject room to breathe.