Hello Karen from the photography playground Welcome back. Let's dive right into the composition module and start by explaining why it's so important. As you probably already know, all photography is show and tell the what and the how to show and tell seems to be the fundamental question. But I'd like to take a step back. There's another important question you need to ask yourself before you get into the world and how to show and tell. It is why do you want to show and tell?
Because the thing is that a photo should be telling a meaningful story. Before you press the shutter ask yourself first. Why do I want to make this photo? Why did it grab my attention? It is the way to determine your subject. The what your why will clarify or what and knowing the what makes it easier to determine the how, look at it like this.
Do I have something inside you the reason you want to take to picture the world is to think in the outside world that you want to show Tao is the bridge between those two. Composition plays a major role in how to translate your y in your work. The reason it's so important to have a clear why and what is because ultimately you make a photograph not only for yourself. The point of Sheryl Intel is that there is a receiver at the other end, you're communicating something, and I suppose something that matters to you, otherwise you wouldn't bother capturing it. Your subject needs to be clear so the viewer knows what it is you're telling. When you have a clear subject you'll evoke a feeling in the viewer with your photo.
And isn't that what we all want to our depends of the people we show our photos to? composition is how we create a clear subject. A strong and clear composition leads the viewers eye to what we want to show and tell compositions main purpose is to lead and please die. Now how does composition work in practical terms, it will largely depend on the place where you are standing. In other words, you standpoint, your perspective. By changing your standpoint, you change the composition.
And you can do that on a few different levels. Your perspective in terms of distance, you can choose a wide shot from far away, a medium shot a little closer by, or close up, and of course everything in between. And then there's your perspective in terms of height. Do you choose a high standpoint and photograph from above? Do you shoot at eye level? Or are you taking a low standpoint, and finally, your perspective in terms of angle, you can choose between a straight frontal shot, a straight shot at the back of your subject, or the either side of the subject.
And of course, you can also take a diagonal shot at the front end at the back. Your position towards your subject will greatly impact your composition. It's the reason why it's so important to be an active, attentive and involved photographer because moving your body Getting down on your knees. Stepping to the left or walking towards your subject is how you achieve a strong composition. See you in the next lecture and in the meantime, happy photographing