Perspectives on
Photography
What do we
feel when
we see
something?
Image Control
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Point/Position of View (POV)
– Where do you place the camera
(your feet)?
– Where is the camera in relation to the
subject?
Position/Point of View
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Exploiting Height
Position/Point of View
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Exploiting Depth
Position/Point of View
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Exploiting Depth
Position/Point of View
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Exploiting Lines &
Angles
Image Control
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Field of View (FOV)
– Normal (shoulder width)
– Wide angle (90o angle)
– Narrow (telephoto)
Field of View
Field of View?
Field of View?
Field of View?
Field of View?
Image Control
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Composition
– How we orient the film plane to the world
– Exploiting lines; creating illusions
– Rule of thirds {click to play video)
– Storytelling
THE SIX GUIDELINES FOR
PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Avoiding Mergers
Simplicity
Lines
The Rule of Thirds
Balance
Framing
Kodak’s Tutorial for Photography
Composition
Exploiting Position of View
(proximity to subject)
Exploiting Composition
(orientation of film plane to subject)
Composition
Exploiting lines –
natural convergences in subject
Illusion…creating “depth”
Composition
Capitalizing on “thirds”…
Rule of thirds
{click to play video)
Storytelling…
Composition
Image Control
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Exposure
– Light (natural, flash)
– Duration/Speed
 film speed
(low, normal, high)
 Shutter (light) speed
(under exposed, normal, over exposed)
Light
Light
Source of Light:

Natural?

Artificial?
Remember to illuminate faces with flash…
Exposure: Light

Speed of Light

Under exposed
– dark subjects

Normal exposure
– appears “okay” to
the naked eye

Over-exposed
– Too much light, washed
out areas
Exposure: Duration
Speed of Shutter:

Slow shutter
– (more light)
– heavy action blur of
moving objects

Normal shutter speed
– minimal action blur

High speed
– freeze action
Exposure: Duration

Shutter Speed
Image Control – Picture #

Position of View?
(inches? feet? yards? miles?)

Field of View?
(normal? wide angle? narrow?)

Exposure
– Light? (natural? artificial?)
– Speed? (under? normal? over?)
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Personal Observation(s)
http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-3577.html
When Framing a Shot . . .
Use Design & Composition Theory
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Create visual tension
Balance
– Symmetrical (mirrored)
– Asymmetrical (counterbalance)
– Radial (flowers)
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Composition
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–
–
–
Pyramidal
“L” Shape
Rule of thirds
Golden Mean
ex. Portraits, renaissance
Things that “pop” outside of shape get noticed.
Hot Spots
Specific Ratio = 1.6 x 1
The Six Guidelines For
Photographic Composition

Avoiding Mergers
Simplicity
Lines
The Rule of Thirds
Balance
Framing
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(http://www.kodak.com/)
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Color Mathematics
Worksheet C page 13.
How many colors on the color palette?
2-bit color 4-bit color 8-bit color 16-bit color
00
01
10
11
(4 colors)
0000
0001
0011
0111
1111
1110
1100
…
(16 colors)
24-bit color
000000000000000000000000
000000000000000000000001
000000000000000000000011
000000000000000000000111
00000010
00000011
01110000
…
0000000000000001
0000000000000011
00000000000001110
...
32-bit color
0000000000000000000000000000000
0000000000000000000000000000001
0000000000000000000000000000011
0000000000000000000000000000111
Hexidecimal
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
0A
0B
0C
0D
0E
0F