COMPOSITION (Learning to See) Portraits up close and personal – MerchantWorks fundamentals/mastering-the-art-of-black-and-white- photography/ d isturbance, proximity, sense of place and vantage point standard daylight exposure, back lighting, depth of field, panning

The Rule of Thirds The difference between a photographic image and a common “snap shot”

The Rule of Thirds

Without the Rule of Thirds

With the Rule of Thirds

Without the Rule of Thirds With the Rule of Thirds

Without the Rule of Thirds With the Rule of Thirds

Without the Rule of Thirds With the Rule of thirds

Without the Rule of Thirds With the Rule of Thirds

Balance in Images Leading Looks

The person in the box

A place to go

UnbalancedBalanced

Balance, using two different size objects.

Leading looks, informal balance