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THE RULES OF
COMPOSITION
BY PETER HALL
“Rules are foolish, arbitrary, mindless things that
raise you quickly to a level of acceptable
mediocrity, then prevent you from
progressing further”
The Art of Photography, Bruce Barnbaum
“There are no rules for good photographs, only
good photographs”
Ansel Adams
What is composition ?
“an arrangement of the parts of a work of art so
as to form a unified, harmonious whole”
The Art of Photography, Bruce Barnbaum
What is your photograph of ?
• A thing ?
What is your photograph of ?
• A place ?
What is your photograph of ?
• A person ?
What is your photograph of ?
• An event ?
What is your photograph of ?
• Nothing at all ?
“a good photograph is knowing
where to stand” Ansel Adams
• Where do I stand ?
If you stand where everyone else is, you will
take the same photograph
• Where do I look ?
When everybody is looking up – look down
• Which way do I hold my camera ?
Still (usually)
A contradiction 1 – fill the frame
A contradiction 2 – negative space
The only unbreakable rule ?
The only unbreakable rule ?
• Straight horizons !
Except when you break it...
Oh no, it’s...
Oh no, it’s...the rule of thirds
The rules of composition - Photography
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The rules of composition - Photography
The rules of composition - Photography
Selective focus
The rules of composition - Photography
The rules of composition - Photography
Lead in lines
Lead in lines - direction
The S Curve
Foreground
Framing within the frame
Juxtaposition
Square
Panorama or ‘letter box’
Symmetry
Diptych
Odd numbers (the preference for 3)
Repeating patterns
Simplicity
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