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FORMAL/SYMMETRICAL

RULE OF THIRDS

LINES OF MOVEMENT


Assignment 1: Composition DUE WEEK 5

Take photographs using different compositional guidelines. You must take AT LEAST 150 exposures, You are NOT allowed to photograph people.

Purpose: Learn to recognize composition guidelines in photographs.
Learn to use compositional guidelines to place emphasis on subjects.
Learn to critique photography based on compositional guidelines.

Compositional Guidelines:

  1. Formal: The subject is centered and or /symmetrical (includes patterns)
  2. Golden Mean (or Rule of Thirds): Place the important subject elements on a 1/3 intersection point.
  3. Lines of Movement: Use lines within the frame to guide the viewer’s eye to important subject elements or through the frame of the image.

Product: A minimum of 150 exposures, un-cropped, un-altered shot in CR2 format.
Six of these images (2 in each compositional guideline) will be chosen to be perfected in photoshop and printed for class critique.