Elements and Principles in Photographic Composition
Shapes
Use only triangles, or only rectangles, rather than having a mix of circles, triangles, and squares all in the same image. With a mix, the result can be chaotic.
Framing
‘Framing’ 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 ‘depth’.
Perspective
Photography is a two-dimensional medium. Perspective is the tool we use to indicate depth. We can decrease or magnify the sense of perspective by how we arrange our other design elements (lines, shapes and textures).
Space
There can be a fine line between filling your frame with your subject (and creating a nice sense of intimacy and connection) and also giving your subject space to breath. Sometimes it is what you leave out of an image that makes it special
Balance
Good balance is simply the arrangement of shapes, colors, or areas of light and dark that complement one another so that the photograph looks good balanced
Color
The colors in an image and how they are arranged can make or break a shot. Colors also greatly impact ‘mood’. Blues and Greens can have a calming soothing impact, Reds and Yellows can convey vibrancy ad energy
Pattern
There are patterns all around us if we only learn to see them. Emphasizing and highlighting these patterns can lead to striking shots as can high lighting when patterns are broken.
Texture
Images a two dimensional thing yet with the clever use of ‘texture’ they can come alive and become almost three dimensional. Texture particularly comes into play when light hits objects at interesting angles.
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