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Compositions can be created by many different design elements, such as color, texture, shapes, lines, differing sizes, etc. Next time you take a picture that you like, ask yourself which design elements are at work in this photograph. Sometimes fewer design elements are better, especially for Asian inspired scenes, and at other times the more compositional elements the better, such as high impact magazine ads.
Compositions can be created by many different design elements, such as color, texture, shapes, lines, differing sizes, etc. Next time you take a picture that you like, ask yourself which design elements are at work in this photograph. Sometimes fewer design elements are better, especially for Asian inspired scenes, and at other times the more compositional elements the better, such as high impact magazine ads.
When I took this Barrios picture from a train station, the scene seemed happy and carefree. I looked behind me, and the same type of houses, on an almost identical mountain, seemed depressing and dangerous. Why the difference? The other neighborhood was in the shadow of the mountain, the houses weren't painted and there was a bit of cloud cover on that side.
Two almost identical scenes, but with vastly different emotions being portrayed. In this instance, color and brightness were the design elements that significantly altered the composition. The next time you are out shooting, use the following design elements to your advantage, and always work toward an image that portrays any kind of emotion. Below is a general list of design elements:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composition_(visual_arts)
- Line - the visual path that enables the eye to move within the piece
- Shape - areas defined by edges within the piece, whether geometric or organic
- Color - hues with their various values and intensities
- Texture - surface qualities which translate into tactile illusions
- Direction - visual routes which take vertical, horizontal or diagonal paths
- Size - the relative dimensions and proportions of images or shapes to one another
- Perspective - expression of depth: foreground, middle ground, background
- Space - the space taken up by (positive) or in between (negative) objects
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