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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n- Inverse your photos<\/li>
- Gaussian blur<\/a> your photos<\/li>
- Add motion blur <\/li>
- Draw and trace<\/a> your own photos<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nWhy reinterpret your photos?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Reinterpreting your photos is fun! It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s like painting for fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nReinterpret your photos to better understand them<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nAlso as a way to better understand your compositions<\/a> in your photos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nWhat mysteries have you yet uncovered in your photos?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nKeep shooting, analyzing, dissecting, and thinking about your photos and artwork. We are both artists and<\/em> visual scientists. Never stop creating and searching!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ERIC<\/p>\n\n\n\n
COMPOSITION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nMaster composition for yourself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Photography Composition Concepts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n- Visual Gist<\/a><\/li>
- Dynamic Composition<\/a><\/li>
- 10 Tips How to Work Your Compositions in Photography<\/a>\n
- Download ZIP of composition files ><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/li>
- Composition for the Sake of Composition<\/a><\/li>
- The Gaussian Blur Test<\/a><\/li>
- How to Teach Yourself Photography Composition<\/a><\/li>
- Composition vs Aesthetics in Photography<\/a><\/li>
- 10 Simple Composition Tips to Make Better Photos<\/a><\/li>
- How to Compose a Photograph<\/a><\/li>
- Edge Detection Photography Composition<\/a><\/li>
- Vector (Arrow) Photography Composition<\/a><\/li>
- Clear and Obscure (Chiaroscuro) Photography Composition<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Street Photography Composition Tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Tokyo, 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n - The Superman Low Angle Perspective Photography Composition Effect<\/a><\/li>
- High Angle Perspective Street Photography Composition Technique<\/a><\/li>
- How to Shoot Low Angle Perspective Street Photography Composition Technique<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Photography Composition Tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n- 5 Photography Composition Ideas<\/a><\/li>
- How to Photograph Motion<\/a><\/li>
- Photography Composition: Which Direction is Your Subject Looking?<\/a><\/li>
- Blocking Technique in Photography<\/a><\/li>
- How to Shoot a Triangle Photography Composition<\/a><\/li>
- How to shoot a golden triangle composition in street photography<\/a><\/li>
- 8 Simple Curve Composition Tips<\/a><\/li>
- 5 Simple Henri Cartier-Bresson Composition Tips<\/a><\/li>
- Foot Zoom<\/a><\/li>
- Photography Composition: Light and Dark<\/a><\/li>
- Street Photography Composition Lesson #16: Scale<\/a><\/li>
- Shape, Arrangement, Position (S.A.P.) and Contour, Inter-Contact, Position (C.I.A.) in Photography<\/a><\/li>
- 10 Tips How to Fill the Frame in Photography<\/a><\/li>
- Look Up! 16 Photography Composition Perspective Tips<\/a><\/li>
- 5 Simple Street Photography Composition Tips<\/a><\/li>
- Depth Perception<\/a><\/li>
- Golden Angle Composition in Street Photography<\/a><\/li>
- Photographer as an “Arranging Artist”<\/a><\/li>
- Dynamic Off-Center Street Photography Compositions<\/a><\/li>
- 5 Essential Composition Tips in Photography<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Color Theory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Color wheel theory: Dynamic tension between opposing colors. Image from CREATIVE EVERY DAY<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n - Red and Green Composition Color Theory For Photographers<\/a><\/li>
- The Ultimate Beginner\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Guide to Color Photography<\/a><\/li>
- Opponent Process Color Theory For Photographers<\/a><\/li>
- Color Theory For Photographers<\/a><\/li>
- Color Manual<\/a><\/li>
- How to Shoot Color Street Photography<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Learn From the Masters of Composition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Sergio Larrain Compositions <\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n - 10 Lessons Matisse Can Teach You About Art and Life<\/a><\/li>
- Henri Cartier-Bresson Composition<\/a><\/li>
- 10 Timeless Lessons Edward Weston Can Teach You About Photography<\/a><\/li>
- 10 Inspirational Sergio Larrain Compositions<\/a><\/li>
- 5 Henri Cartier-Bresson Photography Composition Lessons<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Dynamic Photography Composition 101<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Leading lines. ERIC KIM DYNAMIC COMPOSITION<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n - Introduction to Dynamic Photography Composition<\/a><\/li>
- How to Visually Analyze Your Photography Compositions<\/a><\/li>
- Dynamic Tension: Opponent Based Theory For Photography<\/a><\/li>
- Opponent Process Color Theory For Photographers<\/a><\/li>
- Dynamic Photography Composition 101: Figure to Ground<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Painting Compositions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Vermeer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n - How to Visually Analyze Your Photography Compositions<\/a><\/li>
- Henri Cartier-Bresson Composition<\/a><\/li>
- The Ultimate Beginner\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Guide to Color Photography<\/a><\/li>
- How to Photograph Motion<\/a><\/li>
- High Angle Perspective Street Photography Composition Technique<\/a><\/li>
- Composition for the Sake of Composition<\/a><\/li>
- Dynamic Composition<\/a><\/li>
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