{"id":109860,"date":"2018-08-14T14:48:54","date_gmt":"2018-08-14T21:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/14\/josef-koudelka-street-photography-composition-lessons\/"},"modified":"2018-08-14T15:24:28","modified_gmt":"2018-08-14T22:24:28","slug":"josef-koudelka-street-photography-composition-lessons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/14\/josef-koudelka-street-photography-composition-lessons\/","title":{"rendered":"17 Josef Koudelka Street Photography Composition Lessons"},"content":{"rendered":"

Josef Koudelka: one of my photographic heros.<\/p>\n

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Some of my favorite compositions of his:<\/p>\n

1. Filling the frame with balance and dynamism<\/h2>\n

Elegant filling frame with shadows and visual elements:<\/p>\n

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2. Elbow gestures<\/h2>\n

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3. Arabesque<\/h2>\n

Curve (arabesque)<\/a> composition:<\/p>\n

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4. Tilted frame<\/h2>\n

Through a car window:<\/p>\n

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5. Texture<\/h2>\n

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6. Mimicking shapes<\/h2>\n

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7. Simplicity and minimalism<\/h2>\n

The white space around the black devil dog:<\/p>\n

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Another example of a tilted frame (Dutch angle) and a sense of scale with the small subjects:<\/p>\n

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8. Dynamism and life<\/h2>\n

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9. Vertical frame, and shadow figures<\/h2>\n

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10. Include your own limbs in the photo<\/h2>\n

Famous watch selfie in Prague:<\/p>\n

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11. Equal spacing with multiple subjects and leading lines<\/h2>\n

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12. Clean background and diagonal lines<\/h2>\n

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13. Shadow legs in “v” shape and obstructed faces<\/h2>\n

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14. Three subjects walking away, one dog walking towards us<\/h2>\n

Also great spacing with the subjects:<\/p>\n

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15. Layers and shadows<\/h2>\n

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16. Filling the frame, hand gestures and dynamism<\/h2>\n

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17. The road less traveled<\/h2>\n

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Learn more about Josef Koudelka ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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