Tools of Composition
This is the beginning of a series of posts about the tools of composition and will be accompanied by Tiktok videos on my tiktok account. This initial post will give a list of what the tools of composition are with a brief description. And there will be specific posts for each tool moving forward.
The tools of composition:
Leading Line - the 4 types of lines in an image that draw your viewer’s eyes through your image.
Texture - the texture of the surfaces in your image that give a 3D feeling to the image. Also to take into account the texture of your printed image.
Contrast - at its simplest definition, the difference between the light and dark portions of your image.
Frame - the way we select what we are photographing. Your frame is the edge of your image and there are two forms of framing.
Leveling vs sharpening - at its basic form, this is how calm vs chaotic your composition is.
Perspective/Vantage point - this encompases the angles from which you shoot along with where you are positioning our camera in relation to your subject.
Scale - the size difference between the objects in your images.
Positive vs Negative space - the way you fill the space or dont fill it, with your subject.
Color
White Balance - the way your camera sees the color of the light you are photographing.
Time - the way that ime is represented in your photo.
Focus - the spots of your image that have the most technical sharpness along with what your main emphasis is.
Plasticity - how 2D vs 3D we see an image.