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In this course, you will learn:
- How framing, layers, light, geometry, and other compositional choices affect the viewer.
- Examines the theory, practice, and art of photographic composition.
- Practical application of advanced composition.
Syllabus :
- Welcome
1. Composition Best Practices
- Basics of advanced composition
- Using your sixth sense for composition
- What you need to know about advanced composition
- Best practice: Looking for interesting scenes
- What makes a good subject
2. Looking at a Photographer's Work
- Learning photography through analogue abstraction
- Reviewing the works of photographers who shoot abstract
- Looking at recognizable abstractions
- Looking at a case study by George Byrne
3. Practical Application of Advanced Composition
- Introducing Susan Kae Grant
- Composing a scene for a photograph
- Placing objects in a scene to create a composition
- Recognizing good composition
- Reviewing the portfolio of a composition expert
4. Challenges in Composition
- Composing around light
- Potential light compositions
- Composing around geometry
- Composing around things
- Exploring point of view
- Layers: Foreground and background
- Exploring the ways a composition can be shaped
5. Compositional Exercises
- Abstracting your house
- Semi-abstraction
- Reflections
- Self-analysis
