Composition in PH

                                               Composition in photography

   Composition is the arrangement of visual elements within the frame of a photograph.

- Visual Elements: - Line - color - scale - pattern - shade - contrast - shape

   Composition depends on structure, balance dynamic.


* THE NINE-GRID ZONE

- Theorem of rule of thirds.
- Each zone needs to produce a different effect in order to be doing its job.
- Most of the zone may exact the same.




* 1. STRUCTURE

  - Structural elements: line, position , shape
  - Non structural elements : light, texture, perspective, motion

1. Position: we can achieve some effects by positioning.

  Weighting toward the bottom.
  Center weighted photograph.
  Slightly off center weighted toward the top bottom on side.

2. Line and shape: are the building box of the photograph.

  They can help you a lot to control the eye of the viewer when exploring your photograph.

   > Line: 3 main type: horizontal,vertical,diagonal

     - Horizontal line: makes you feel relax, the distant of horizon
     - Vertical line: makes you feel the power of height, ex.: building, tree, person specially when the photo is in the portrait format.
     - Diagonal line: creates dynamic
Horizontal and vertical lines can be changed into diagonals by changing the viewpoint. They give an image a sense of direction.
The diagonal line is the strongest type of the lines. Use it to guide your viewers eye to your main subject.

   > Shape: the shape affects the photograph by 2 ways.

Where it is positive or where it isn't negative. Negative spaces are between the borders of the shape and the borders of the frame.


* 2. BALANCE

   - Triangle portrait: Arrange three people in a group picture in such a way that either their faces or their bodies makes triangle.  Higher the top, heavier the bottom. Balance is an equal relationship between 2 thing or more.

                                        

* 3.DYNAMIC
   
Dynamic is the movement of a viewers eye as it explores a photograph.

     - Ideal Dynamic: 1. begin with the most important subject (primary subject)
                               2. proceeds to less important secondary subject
                               3. makes a full circle to the primary subject



   In a poorly composed photograph the eye of the viewer may stuck on the secondary subject.

     - How can we control dynamic?

            1.try to arrange your subject in the front
            2.try to make your subject big
            3.try to make it near

Implied lines: ex.: someone looking