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Compositional Techniques

In this report, I will going through the list of compositional techniques and ideas I have used in my photographs to demonstrate creative control in my photography. 

For the photograph below, I demonstrated a technique called the rule of thirds on a flower bed near a war memorial: This is when the image is divided into thirds by lines, so that the subject can be placed in the intersections of those lines for a straight and steady image. I simply just aligned the subject in those horizontal and vertical lines and took the photograph when I was satisfied with the photo's composition. Because of the variation of compositions my photographs have, I wanted to take this one as a different approach to my usual photographic style. This photograph, compared to the other ones taken during the photoshoot, is not as dynamic and visually interesting because of how the subject is placed directly in the middle of the photograph. I will be demonstrating other examples of my photographs that show a sense of imbalance and difference throughout this report.

This brings me onto another compositional technique I used, which is focussing on where to place the subject in the frame of the photograph. The photographs below are good examples of this, as I have demonstrated how the subject should not always be in the middle of the frame to make the photo more visually interesting. As mentioned earlier, this was done to create a sense of imbalance, and to make the photo appear different. When taking this compositional technique into consideration, its important to also consider something known as negative space, which is the space around the subject including the background and foreground. In photography, negative space can be used to create a sense of balance and harmony in the image. By allowing the subject to breathe within the frame, negative space can give the viewer's eye a place to rest and create a sense of visual equilibrium. I tried to apply this in the photographs below, by showing the contrast of colour between the cherry blossoms and the sky in the background.



In the image below, I attempted to apply perspective and lines and control over the background and foreground to add depth. During the photoshoot, I noticed a building behind the subject and decided to play with my control over the background by adjusting the camera's settings and by adjusting the perspective of where I take the photographs from. I stood behind the cherry blossoms and took photographs with the subject in the frame while having the building blurred out in the background. I did this to make sure that the background was not too overpowering over the subject, but I believe that more blur should have been applied to the background. Out of all of the photographs taken, this photo showed the most depth, with the far away blurred out background that isolates the subject making it stand out.


in conclusion, I can confidently state that I understand how to use and apply compositional techniques to my photography to create more visually appealing pieces of work. After analysing these techniques and explaining how I applied them during my photoshoot, I will now be able to transfer these photography skills into future photoshoots.












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