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A R T   P H O T O G R A P H Y

DESIGN

            Tone- Contrast, light and shadow, quality of light

            Texture- Surface quality, contrast, pattern

            Form- Shape, balance, structure

            Color- color contrast, harmony, monochromatic

Things to consider:

•      Content: What is my subject? What am I trying to convey?

•      Framing: Determine the point of your photo and photograph just thatà Fill the frame with it.

•      Background: Make sure they’re aren’t things growing out of people’s heads. Is the background distracting? Is there too much there? One of the most common mistakes made by new photographers is having backgrounds that are too busy.

•      Design: Rule of thirds, golden ratio, asymmetry v. symmetry, Dominance & Subordination

•      Point or Angle of View : Bird’s eye, High, Low, Neutral: Play with all of these!

GET REAL CLOSE! Ask yourself, “What is my subject? What am I trying to convey?”

Many amateur photographers make the mistake of including too much in one scene. Ask yourselves, “What is it that draws my attention?” Then hone in on it and the frame with it. In the words of Richard Capa, “If your photos aren’t good enough you aren’t close enough.” 

FRAMING:

 BACKGROUND

 Richard Avedon

 POINT OF VIEW

Bird's Eye,     Neutral,     High,     Low

 Terry Evans

Joel Sternfeld

William Eggleston

 Garry Winogrand

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Avoid Cliché’s 

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            Don’t take pictures of the temple, kittens, direct sunsets, etc, unless you can come up with a completely unique way of capturing that image. There’s nothing wrong with them when taking normal pictures, but for the purpose of art photography you want to avoid taking such photographs. To insure originality, do a google image search of your idea (like “converse shoes”) and see how other people have photographed it. I strongly recommend looking at other photos before you get started. You’ll get a lot of ideas and inspiration, and your photograph will look markedly better.

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DON’T USE YOUR FLASH!!!!! TURN IT OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

See the difference?

Don’t photograph facing a direct light source with a digital camera, the camera sensor cannot handle that intensity of light and will blow out the light making for a BAD photo

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Note of Warning: You can look at professional photographer’s website, however most photographers have pictures with nudity in them. They are not considered pornography, because the intent is not to arouse sexual desires, so they are not blocked on campus.  In most instances, the intent is to portray a completely honest image of the human form or condition.