Interesting creative solutions tend to emerge when an author has a thought or a mood that they want to share with the viewer. In this course for photographers, we explore the tools of composition that influence the perception of your images. Visual techniques help to enhance the mood, emphasize the content of the shot. In other words, they help you convey a message. During the course you will learn about what tools exist and how they work.
COURSE TOPICS
INTRODUCTION TO COMPOSITION
Why composition is important to a photographer
What the viewer wants
Structure and components of expressive tools
Context
Peculiarities of visual perception
STYLE
Associative links
Image
Symbols
Dominant
AUDIENCE INTERACTION
How to attract the viewer’s attention
How to direct the viewer’s attention
How to hold the viewer’s attention
How to convey the content of the frame
How to get an emotional response from the viewer
EXPRESSIVE TOOLS – PART 1
Simple shapes and minimalism
Lines
Framing
Rhythm
Rhyme
EXPRESSIVE TOOLS – PART 2
Contrast
Tonality
Volume and viewer involvement
Foreshortening
Shape
Texture
Sharpness
AWAKENING OF POWER
Aesthetics
Cultural layer
Insight
How to develop