Photography Tips and Techniques
Composition

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VISUALIZATION 

Robert Frost - A Tribute to the Source (read)
 
  Frost was at work on a new book. Poems from Derry were still
  maturing, some from England were almost ready. He had never
  succeeded in larruping a poem as one might a horse to make
  it go. Poems had to come to him in their own...

  What images come to your mind as I read these words? How 
  would you create and/or capture the images? 
 









WHAT CAN THE IMAGE TELL US Photograph by Associated Press photographer Anja Niedringhaus The camera should not get in the way of composing/framing images. Most cameras have the capability to "lock" exposure and auto focus functions. Some customizing allows the decoupling of these two lock functions. Check the camera manual about the use and programming of those features. It is important that the camera does what you want and not you having to live with doing what the camera wants. The camera should not get in your way!

CPMPOSITION The Creative Photographer - Composition Tutorials https://www.creative-photographer.com/composition-tutorials/ https://www.creative-photographer.com/rule-of-thirds-composition/ https://www.creative-photographer.com/more-depth-photos/ Photography Composition Rules https://www.photographymad.com/pages/view/10-top-photography-composition-rules Composition: Examples and Exercises http://www.ultimate-photo-tips.com/photograph-composition.html

Photo Assignment - Focus on the subject https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBdH-bttN-c Photograph a person's face. Pay attention to the background. Blurr the background so our attention is really on the subject--the person. The whole face does not have to be in focus, but the eyes should be. For dSLR photographers, using the largest aperture helps. For iPhone photographers, getting close, and portrait mode helps. sam.wormley@gmail.com