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by David Page, Richard D. Zakia
Photographic Composition
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Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
SECTION 1. Before Capture
1. Before Capture
Physical Preparation:
Mental Preparation:
SECTION 2. Capture
1. Geometrics
Rule of Thirds:
Centering:
Off Center:
Lead Line:
S-Curve:
C-Shape Curve:
Reverse C-Shape:
L-shape:
V-Shape:
Triangles:
Horizon Line:
Diagonals:
Symmetry:
Repetition:
2. Figure Ground
Selection:
Planned:
Unplanned:
Figure and Ground Compete:
Camouflage:
Notan:
3. Depth
Multiple Planes:
Linear Perspective:
Aerial Perspective:
Color Perspective:
Camera Distance:
Texture Gradient:
Shared Contours:
Depth of Field:
4. Framing the Scene
Object in the Foreground:
Framing:
Focal Point:
Scale:
Vertical:
Move in Close:
Move in Closer:
Part for the Whole:
Fill the Frame:
Frame Within a Frame:
Position Within the Frame:
Beyond the Frame:
Tilt:
More Tilt:
5. Clarity
Simplicity:
Complexity:
Ambiguity:
Puzzling:
Illusion:
6. Movement
Stop Motion
Panning
Not Panning
Blur
Implied Movement
Direction of Movement
7. Camera Angle (Vantage Point)
Vantage Point:
Eye Level:
Low Angle:
High Angle, Looking Down:
High Angle, Looking Up:
8. Gestalt Composition
Similarity:
Proximity:
Similarity and Proximity:
Continuation:
Closure:
9. Portraiture
Formal:
Informal:
Environmental:
Camera Distance:
Pupil Size:
10. Light and Shadows
Direct Light:
Diffuse Light:
Direct/Diffuse Light:
Back Light:
Window Light:
11. Color, Colour, Couleur
Warm Colors:
Cold Colors:
Soft Colors:
Strong Colors:
Complementary Colors:
Color Harmony:
Abstract Color:
SECTION 3. After Capture
1. Print Captions/Titles
A Parable:
Generic:
Specific:
Suggestive:
Ambiguous:
Specific:
Quote:
Generic Caption:
Specific Caption:
Ambiguous Caption:
Narrative Caption:
Poetic Caption:
Question:
Untitled:
2. Photoshop, Syntax, and Semantics
Add Something:
Subtract Something:
Crop the Image:
Flip the Image:
Mirror Image:
Tilt the Image:
Distort the Image:
Appendix 1. Three Ways to Capture
Appendix 2. Morphics
Appendix 3. Golden Mean (Golden Section)
Appendix 4. Aspect Ratio
Appendix 5. Digital Transformations
Bibliography
Index of Quotations
Index
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