fake rolex watches FIND YOUR FOCAL POINT The next time you take a picture

FIND YOUR FOCAL POINT



The next time you take a picture, before you snap the shutter, ask yourself, 搘hat is the point of interest in this picture??or 揥hat will draw the eye of the viewers of this picture梬hat is the subject??The reason this is important is that an image generally needs a 憆esting place?or point of interest to hold someone抯 attention. Once you have identified your subject, you can think of ways to enhance it and draw people in!

Some ways you can do this are:

-position within the image

-use of negative space

-balance and symmetry

-use of leading lines

-framing your image

-use of patterns, repetition, and texture

-perspective

Finally, you can use motion and depth of field (sharpness or blur) as we have discussed in past classes as well.





Rule of Thirds



Probably the best known rule of composition in photography is the Rule of Thirds. The rule of thirds explains what part of an image the human eye is most strongly drawn towards first. An imaginary tic-tac-toe board is drawn across an image to break it into nine equal squares. The four points where these lines intersect are strongest focal points. The lines themselves are the second strongest focal points. Aligning a subject with these points creates more tension energy and interest than simply centering a subject. Practice seeing this grid over the image before you even snaps the shot.



Using Space/Negative Space



This also has to do with placing your subjects within the frame. While I am a proponent of cropping in close for a more intimate connection with your subject, sometimes it makes for better composition to give your subject some space.

Think about having a smaller subject on a blank canvas梐nd when you do so, don抰 forget the rule of thirds when you place your subject.

Also, especially when photographing people or animals, or other moving objects - allow more space in the direction your subject is headed. This way they have 搑oom?to move in your picture. Also, allow more space to the side your subject is looking so they have somewhere to 搇ook.?br />
Sometimes it is what you leave out of an image that makes it special.



Frame your subject



And not just with the kind you buy at Michaels.

慒raming?can be used within the composition of a shot to help you highlight your main point of interest in the image and and/or to put it in context to give the image 慸epth? There are several ways you can do this. When shooting outdoors, you can frame your scene using the branches of a tree or even blades of grass. You can use a doorway, bridge or archway to frame your subject, or shoot the sunset through through the pier rather than just across the sand, etc.

For people, you can frame a face with a scarf or a fuzzy jacket, or picture them looking out a widow or other natural frame.



Balance and Symmetry



Symmetry sometimes be a negative (too static or boring) but can often be a big positive in a photograph, depending on the image and its purpose. Some images that may look good with symmetry are architecture, or interesting patterns, headshots etc. One thing you can try doing is to take two different shots of a scene梠ne with centered symmetry and one with the subject off center.
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