Digital Photography and Imaging / Week 2

10th April 2023 / Week 2
Digital Photography and Imaging
Iman binti Kamarudin / 0364014

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LECTURE

Basic Composition

- Focal Point

Helps your viewers eyes naturally set at the most important pieces of your design first.

- Scale and Hierarchy

Used to draw attention to and away from certain elements.

- Balance The Elements

Each element has a weight to it. Smaller objects weigh less than larger objects, and textured objects weigh more than flatly coloured objects.

- White Space

Can boost your design's clarity and overall look by balancing out the more busy parts of your composition, allowing space for your design to breathe.

Rule of Thirds

Process of dividing an image into thirds and positioning the most important parts of the image at the intersections of the lines.

It is a way to:

- Create conversation between the subject and the background

- Use composition techniques that is pleasing to the eye

- Creatively use negative space

Golden Ratio

A mathematical ratio commonly found in nature and used in designs to create organic and natural-looking compositions.

It uses harmony and proportion to create a sense of beauty and is a useful guideline for determining dimensions of a layout.

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TUTORIAL/PRACTICAL

Week 2:
During class we went through the elements of good composition such as focal point, scale and hierarchy, balance, white space, rule of thirds, golden ratio. Afterwards, we experimented with the collage pieces we cut out and had to come up with three pre-compositions. Once we came up with three pre-compositions and took photos of them, we had to submit them in Google Classroom and wait for feedback on which one we should glue down. 

Fig. 1.3 - Physical Collage Composition #1

Fig 1.4 - Physical Collage Composition #2

Fig 1.5 - Physical Collage Composition #3

My first composition was chosen to be glued down.