Images

Here are 5 classic compositional or framing techniques for photography.

Which rule does each photograph exemplify?

1. Canted angle

2. Strong diagonal

3. Rule of thirds

4. Framing device

5. Dividing the frame (composite)

 

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What subjects for photography do you see in some of the following photographs?

Landscape   Emotions    Festivals   Reflections   Light   Exotic things

Shadows    Atmosphere     Signs and text     Symbols     Juxtapositions

Unusual people    Nature     Patterns    Architecture     Colour     Shapes

Overlooked things      Cities      Animals      Movement      Lines     Angles

Texture       The human form        Water         Striking moments      Newsworthy things      

 

"There is nothing in this world that does not have its decisive moment."

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Discuss this quote using this photograph to explain what Cartier-Bresson means...

Man who catch fly with chopstick accomplish anything

What is / are the "decisive" thing / s in each image?

Agree or disagree?

1. These photographs are inspired by people more than surroundings.

2. The images would be better in colour.

3. The images use similar tricks to get your attention.

4. There is a strong diagonal line in most of the images.

5. The photographer must have been very patient.

6. The photographs apply the rule of thirds.

- Which is the strongest or most unforgettable image, in your opinion?

Seeing with the heart - Robert Frank

Discuss this quote:

“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly  - what is essential is invisible to the eye,” 

- writer and pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Robert Frank on the Americans

What does Robert say about the following things?

Being inconspicuous

Gambling

Atmosphere

Accidental photographs

Intruding