WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A GOOD AND A BAD PHOTOGRAPH/FRAME?

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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A GOOD AND A BAD
PHOTOGRAPH/FRAME?

• What makes a picture attractive is the usage of
  certain techniques which make an immediate impact
  on the viewer.
• These are Basic rules of composition

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Elements of good composition

• rule of the thirds
• simplicity
• use shape and form
• sweeping curves
• use lines
• positive and negative space
• symmetry or asymmetry
  
  
  
  
  
• shadows and reflections
• frame
• color scheme
• contrast
• Usage of appropriate camera angle

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The first and foremost

• Identify a subject
• Which means identify a point of interest
• Make it simple .
• most visual attention can be created by
  looking for ways to give visual simplicity

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Basic rules to get a good photograph

• Use lines
• Implied lines hold the picture together. Use
  lines in photographs to focus attention.
• Use diagonals to generate motion, energy
• Repetition .collection
• Use S curves

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Basic rules to get a good photograph

• Use of foreground and background
• Positive and negative space
• Repetition .collection
• Use S curves

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Basic rules to get a good photograph

• Use contrast
• The eye will always go to the lightest and
  brightest colors. Use contrast to identify
  subject/purpose

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Basic rules to get a good photograph

• Use good informal balance .Symmetric vs
  asymmetric balance

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• Use colors
• Warm and cool

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Warm tone
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Basic rules to get a good photograph

• Use of foreground
• A "frame" in a photograph is something in the
  foreground that leads you into the picture or
  gives you a sense of where the viewer is. Framing
  can usually improve a picture. The "frame"
  doesnt need to be sharply focused

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Basic rules to get a good photograph

• The visual "center" of a picture is not the
  "bull's eye center", but the intersection of
  vertical and horizontal thirds. Use thirds.
• Use concept of lead room
• When the subject is capable of movement, such as
  an animal or person, it is best to leave space in
  front of the subject so it appears to be moving
  into, rather than out of, the photograph.
• Avoid mergersplants sticking out of people's
  heads, telephone poles "rising" from shoulders,
  etc.

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The big rule

• Rule of Thirds

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Rule of Thirds

• The Rule of Thirds is based on the fact that the
  human eye is naturally drawn to a point about
  two-thirds up a page.
• the main subjects should be located around one of
  the intersection points rather than in the center
  of the image

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Why the thirds ?

• aligning a photograph with these points creates
  more energy and interest in the photo
• The application of the rule of thirds to
  photographs is considered by many to make them
  more aesthetically pleasing and
  professional-looking

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EXTRAS

• Texture
• Pattern
• Shapes

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Good depth and good angle
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Less depth , b/g blurred