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Archive for February, 2012
Design Elements
Feb 28th
To produce a harmonious picture, the image composition can utilize the design elements.
Design Elements:
- Dots (small, big, etc.)
- Line (straight, curved, zig-zag, vertical, horizontal)
- Shape (triangle, square, circle, ellipse, non-geometric)
- Form (pyramid, block, cone, box, ball, egg)
- Color (hot, cold, primary, etc.)
- Tone/Contrast (hard, soft, light, heavy)
- Texture (rough, smooth, slick)
- Rhythm (regular, irregular)
- Pattern (consistent, changeable)
Example:
Shape Design Elements : triangle, square, ellipse
That’s all about Elements Design. Let’s try some!! 
Frame Format Selection
Feb 17th
Frame is a boundary edge of an image, it can be horizontal (landscape) or vertical (portrait).
The selection of a frame format played an important role in making a good composition. Because the frame influence the one’s direction of view about the picture, and giving the impression. To get the frame landscape or portrait, when shooting we just rotate the camera.
1. Landscape
Landscape
Landscape is when the width side is longer than the height side. Thus, the dominant direction of one’s eyesight tends to side, from left to right or from right to left (horizontal).
Landscape gives the impression of :
- Width
- Harmony
- In order
- Peace
- Stability
- Relax
Landscape is better used for shooting the nature views or the groups of people.
2. Portrait
Portrait
Portrait is when the height side is longer than the width side. Thus, the dominant direction of one’s eyesight tends from top to bottom or from bottom to top (vertical).
Portrait gives the impression of:
- Formal
- Narrow
- High.
Portrait is better used for shooting the high building, statue, and other high object.
That’s all about the Frame Format Selection. Which kind frame that you like?
Composition
Feb 15th
Photography is drawing with light. For that, a photographer should understand and have a sense of art, like an artist, in order to get the interesting picture.
One of the reasons why we make pictures because we wanted to share what we see from an event with others. For this reason, in addition to interest, pictures that we make must be communicative (talking).
composition
The composition is a method of arranging or putting the object on the particular area on the photo so the object becomes the point of interest.
By arranging the composition of the photograph, we can build a sense / mood of a photograph and get the overall balance of the object.
Composition associated with sensitivity and sense. For that reason, it is required to train our sensitivity to be able to take pictures with good composition.
RNC Photograph will explain to you what should be considered when arranging the composition of the photograph.
There are:
- Frame Format Selection
- Designs Elements
- Object Placement
- Angle of View
- Rule of Third
- Direction of Object Motion
- Perspective
- Framing Techniques
Those are the topics that we will discuss soon.
