Week 2: Composition

Composition
The Golden Section

 This can be used as a method for placing the subject in an image or of dividing a composition into pleasing proportions. It is based on the "Golden Number", which is a mathematical sequence of numbers discovered by Leonardo Pisano (Leonardo of Pisa).
Examples of Golden Ratio Photography from google photos:





The Rule of Thirds

 This is a way that divide the frame into thirds from top to bottom and from left to right. The focus of interest must be placed at the intersection of these lines. It is a commonly used composition method among photographers.


Examples of Rule of Thirds Photography from google photos:



Dynamic Symmetry

This is an another way of creating the focus of an image. Although it is based on the Golden Ratio, it uses diagonal lines rather than a grid to establish the most pleasing place for the point of interest.

Example of Dynamic Symmetry Photography from google photos:


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