ARTISTIC CONSIDERATIONS FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS
Like the earlier post on ‘technical things’, this list is not meant to be exhaustive.
Many students have problems in knowing how to compose, how to see, and basically what to put in the viewfinder.
My response, as always, is ‘do some work.’
If you have ever done an art or art history class, you will have come acrosss some of the subjects below, that many painters and artists working in two dimensional form will have used to good effect.
It’s a good idea to go to one of the major art galleries where you live, and just walk around, looking at what painters have put onto their canvas frames. You can also search any of these words below on google to see what other people say about them.
I’ve expanded the list for painting, to include aspects that apply more to photography. I hope the list is useful.
LINE
TONE
FORM /SHAPE
TEXTURE
CONTRAST
BALANCE
SPACE
COMPOSITION
HUMAN INTEREST
EMOTION
COLOUR
SATURATION
DESIGN
GRAPHICS
STYLE
CURVED LINES
LEADING LINES
DIAGONAL LINES
RULE OF THIRDS
SYMBOLISM
LIGHTING
DEPTH OF FIELD
BRIGHTNESSS
FOCUS
FIELD OF VIEW
ANGLE / HEIGHT OF VIEW
ORIENTATION OF VIEW
USE OF IMAGE
BACKGROUND
BOKEH
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