{"id":153468,"date":"2019-07-10T11:50:46","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T18:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=153468"},"modified":"2019-07-10T12:20:06","modified_gmt":"2019-07-10T19:20:06","slug":"strive-to-simplify-your-photography-compositions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/10\/strive-to-simplify-your-photography-compositions\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Simplify Your Photography Compositions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

To improve your photography compositions, SIMPLIFY them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

1. Duo-tone<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Two colors \u00e2\u20ac\u201d just black and red:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2. Single subject, direct eye contact <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Something I learned from Steve McCurry:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When photographing a single person, try to get their eye directly in the center of the frame. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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This is the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153center eye\u00e2\u20ac\u009d composition<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Get insanely close<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When shooting street photography with a wide angle lens (24mm<\/a>, 28mm<\/a>), get insanely close to your subject. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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4. Find a clean background, crouch, and wait for a single subject to enter the frame <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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5. Natural light, +2 overexpose (high key)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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6. Just photograph hands <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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7. Hand gesture, curve, arabesque <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Photograph of Cindy under a bright light, shot on RICOH GR II at -1 exposure compensation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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