Digital Photography and Imaging - Week2

 30/9/2024 - 6/10/2024 / Week 2

Komugi Uchibori / 0363900

Digital Photography and Imaging / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media


LECTURES

Week 2 - Introduction to Composition
  • Basic Composition
Focal point: helps viewers' eyes naturally settle on the important pieces of your design first.

fig.1 Focal point


Scale & Hierarchy: scale is used to help communicate hierarchy by drawing attention toward and away from certain elements.

fig.2 Scale & Hierarchy


 Balance the elements: think of each component as having a weight to it. 
fig.3 Balance the elements


White space: known as "empty space" to balance up the main focus of a composition. It helps boost your design's clarity and overall look by balancing out the more complicated and busy parts of your composition with space that helps your design breathe.

fig.4 White space


  • Rule of Thirds
The process of dividing an image into thirds uses two horizontal and two vertical lines. This imaginary grid yields nine parts with four intersection points. When you position the most important elements of your image at three intersection points, you produce a more natural image. Also, any horizon placed on either the top horizontal line or the bottom horizontal line is suggested.

fig.5 Rule of Thirds: using 3 intersections

The rule of Thirds is a way to use composition techniques that are in line with what's naturally pleasing to the eyes, use negative space creatively, and create a conversation between the subject and background.

fig.6 Rule of the Thirds


  • Golden Ratio
A mathematical ratio commonly found in nature, and when used in a design, it fosters organic and natural-looking compositions that are aesthetically pleasing to the eyes. Golden Ration creates a sense of beauty through harmony and proportion. In addition, this is a useful guideline for determining the dimensions of the layout.

fig.7 Golden Ratio (1:1.618)


fig.8 Applying Golden Ratio


  • Composition (Framing & Cropping)


fig.9 & 10 Framing

A clean single: no part of any other character is visible in the frame.
A dirty single: a limited presence from another character in the frame.


TUTORIAL & PRACTICAL


Week 2 - Pre-composition


fig.11 Pre-composition

fig.12 Pre-composition

fig.13 Pre-composition


Reflective writing

I missed physical class again because of a delayed student VISA. 
Making collages is enjoyable, and I came up with good ideas through creating, so getting work on the task can be good when I'm stuck with thinking drafts or ideas.



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