{"id":159074,"date":"2019-07-28T12:21:59","date_gmt":"2019-07-28T19:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=159074"},"modified":"2019-07-28T15:09:28","modified_gmt":"2019-07-28T22:09:28","slug":"how-to-teach-yourself-photography-composition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/28\/how-to-teach-yourself-photography-composition\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Teach Yourself Photography Composition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The best learning is self-learning. Some practical ideas for you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

1. Find a photo you want to deconstruct <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Discover a photo you like, and let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s start to break it apart. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Gaussian blur<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Apply Gaussian Blur, to abstract the images, to simply think about composition. Procreate and Photoshop are good choices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Fill in <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Use the lasso tool to select parts of the frame you find interesting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Outline of parts of interest <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Then fill it in with any color. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Filling with cyan <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cyan overlay, with background still there <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Then hide the initial photo, make the background black, and only show the subject. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then fill in other compositional elements you find interesting, like the yellow divider. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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4. Think about sections <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Now consider how the frame is broken up, and how it is divided. Keep adding in colors as you go. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The goal is this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strive to discover the ultimate simplicity of shapes, forms, and proportions in the frame. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

My final result:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Abstract<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

And an animated GIF (made in Procreate) to illustrate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The scene:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And the tension of subjects (Cindy in far left, walking out of the frame to the left), and the square figure in top right:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All the layers as animated GIF:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And a time lapse video of the making of on iPad and Procreate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n