3B PPT

Photography is about designing and composing an image that is visually pleasing or effective. It also involves recording it technically correctly on the sensor.

Composition refers to the placement or arrangement of elements within the image.
The photographer must make decisions about what will be included in the picture and what will not.
Elements to consider:
- Subject
- Foreground
- Background
- Props
- Center of interest

The center of interest is the focal point of an image, drawing the viewer's attention.
Example: An image where you can't see what has their attention vs an image where the subject is reading a book making the book the center of attention.

Various color schemes and selections work together to form a pleasing and harmonious palette to the eye.
Groupings of colors such as warm and cool, or similar hues such as blues and browns, tend to be harmonious.
Warm tones in the color palette can create color harmony.

Complementary colors (opposite colors on the color wheel) can also produce visual harmony in an image.
The warm lights inside a church create a pleasing harmony with the blue sky.

Look for directional lighting patterns which allow for raking light to create highlights and shadows, creating texture and detail while also creating desirable lighting patterns on the subject.
Strong directional light from a window can cause flat lighting on the front of a bride's dress, causing the detail of the dress to be blown out.
Turning the bride's body away from the window so that the directional light would rake across the front of the dress creates nice texture and detail.
Turning her head back toward the window also created a nice short lighting pattern on her face.

Distractions can be minimized by using a long telephoto lens and a shallow depth of field.
Sometimes, it is as simple as changing camera angles.
Repositioning the camera, using a higher angle and zooming in slightly, can crop out distracting elements like the horizon line.

Using a telephoto lens can improve the composition by reducing the angle of view and minimizing distractions in the background.

Balance is created when all the elements in an image are in visual harmony.
Balance includes physical balance such as weight and size, as well as color balance.

Images which seem to create even balance left and right or top and bottom are said to have symmetrical balance.
Strong symmetrical balance occurs when the elements on the left and right are practically even in size and tonal values, including elements like illuminated light fixtures.