June 06, 2024

Digit.Photo & Imag. | Week 2: Composition

||  30/04/24 – 07/05/24 (Week 2)
||  Liau Kah Man, 0339084
||  Digital & Photography Imaging
||  Week 2: Basic Composition.

1. THEORY

LECTURE: BASIC COMPOSITION

Composition.
Focal point. Helps viewers' eyes naturally settle on the important pieces of your design first. Scale & Hierarchy. Scale is often used to help communicate hierarchy by drawing attention toward and away from certain elements, thus signifying their importance to the communication. Balance the elements. To master asymmetrical balance, think of each element as having a ‘weight’ to it. White space. Balance up the main focus of a composition. Boost design clarity and overall look by balancing out the more complicated of your composition with space that helps your design to breathe.

Rule of Thirds. Produces a much more natural image. Creatively use negative space. Create conversation between the subject and bg. Read more here:

https://adashu89.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/the-rule-of-thirds/
https://artplusmarketing.com/winning-composition-using-the-rule-of-thirds-in-desin-41bb6d48b409
Winning Composition: Using The Rule Of Thirds In Design
Rule of Thirds Examples in Cinema
9 photo composition tips, by COOPH @YouTube
Wes Anderson // Centered, by Thoughts On Filmmaking @YouTube

Figure Examples of the Rule of Thirds shared in class, Week 2 (30/04/2024).

Golden Ratio. Fosters organic and natural-looking compositions that are aesthetically pleasing to the eye. Boils down to aesthetics --- creating and appreciating a sense of beauty through harmony and proportion. Sense of artistry. Useful guideline for determining dimensions of the layout, eg. 1:1.618.

Figure Examples of the Golden Ratio shared in class, Week 2 (30/04/2024).