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[technique] - Shapes, light, shadow...
Shapes, light, shadow, colour, contrast, depth, form, texture, feeling, relationships, tension, ... When you pre-visualize (or compose in viewfinder), what beyond selection of the subject, dominates your composition. -- -- rec.photo.equipment.35mm user resource: -- http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- e-meil: there's no such thing as a FreeLunch.-- |
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Kibo informs me that Alan Browne
stated that: Shapes, light, shadow, colour, contrast, depth, form, texture, feeling, relationships, tension, ... When you pre-visualize (or compose in viewfinder), what beyond selection of the subject, dominates your composition. Depends on my mood, but I usually try to compose for pleasing colour contrast/balance between the subject & background. I often use shadows to create a sense of mystery in the composition, or to help frame the subject & enhance the sense of depth. -- W . | ,. w , "Some people are alive only because \|/ \|/ it is illegal to kill them." Perna condita delenda est ---^----^--------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Kibo informs me that Alan Browne
stated that: Shapes, light, shadow, colour, contrast, depth, form, texture, feeling, relationships, tension, ... When you pre-visualize (or compose in viewfinder), what beyond selection of the subject, dominates your composition. Depends on my mood, but I usually try to compose for pleasing colour contrast/balance between the subject & background. I often use shadows to create a sense of mystery in the composition, or to help frame the subject & enhance the sense of depth. -- W . | ,. w , "Some people are alive only because \|/ \|/ it is illegal to kill them." Perna condita delenda est ---^----^--------------------------------------------------------------- |
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"Alan Browne" wrote in message . .. Shapes, light, shadow, colour, contrast, depth, form, texture, feeling, relationships, tension, ... When you pre-visualize (or compose in viewfinder), what beyond selection of the subject, dominates your composition. I have to say it changes radically depending on the subject and what I'm trying to accomplish. Many of my shots are intended only to show details, behavior, identifying marks, anatomy, and so on. So they're very straightforward. About the only thing I'm doing in those cases is making sure the frame is used wisely. Well, more or less... When I'm after the "artistic" shots, landscapes and suchlike, it probably relies more on simplicity, balance, and letting the subject dictate how the image should look. Sounds strange, and I have more input than that, but a lot of subjects seem to define the approach. Outside of that, I'm a big fan of leading lines, curves, and depth - I really hate flat pics, and I want the eye to travel "deeper" into the image. Whatever I can use to accomplish this is what I search for. Internal framing is good whenever I can achieve it, which isn't as often as I'd like. When shooting B&W I'm usually looking for contrast and good light interplay. With people, I try to use the shadows to emphasize the shapes and facial contours. As for the rest, colors, textures, form and all that, it's pretty much a matter of spotting it and deciding it works for an image. I don't seek it, I simply notice it when poking around. So, um, yeah, "all of the above", and more... - Al. -- To reply, insert a dash between "wading" and "in". Please excuse the changed format, I'm working remotely. |
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"Alan Browne" wrote in message . .. Shapes, light, shadow, colour, contrast, depth, form, texture, feeling, relationships, tension, ... When you pre-visualize (or compose in viewfinder), what beyond selection of the subject, dominates your composition. I have to say it changes radically depending on the subject and what I'm trying to accomplish. Many of my shots are intended only to show details, behavior, identifying marks, anatomy, and so on. So they're very straightforward. About the only thing I'm doing in those cases is making sure the frame is used wisely. Well, more or less... When I'm after the "artistic" shots, landscapes and suchlike, it probably relies more on simplicity, balance, and letting the subject dictate how the image should look. Sounds strange, and I have more input than that, but a lot of subjects seem to define the approach. Outside of that, I'm a big fan of leading lines, curves, and depth - I really hate flat pics, and I want the eye to travel "deeper" into the image. Whatever I can use to accomplish this is what I search for. Internal framing is good whenever I can achieve it, which isn't as often as I'd like. When shooting B&W I'm usually looking for contrast and good light interplay. With people, I try to use the shadows to emphasize the shapes and facial contours. As for the rest, colors, textures, form and all that, it's pretty much a matter of spotting it and deciding it works for an image. I don't seek it, I simply notice it when poking around. So, um, yeah, "all of the above", and more... - Al. -- To reply, insert a dash between "wading" and "in". Please excuse the changed format, I'm working remotely. |
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