THE ART OF COMPOSITION by Lee Frost

[KuTa]

Composition (visual arts)

Composition is the plan, placement or arrangement of the elements of art in a work. The general goal is to select and place appropriate elements within the work in order to communicate ideas and feelings with the viewer. It is the primary element in photography and an important concern in drawing.

The primary elements of composition within a picture are:

The area within the picture used for the illustration.
The perspective, relating to spatial arrangements of objects within a picture, creating depth of field or giving the illusion of dimension or depth on a two-dimensional surface.
The line or direction followed by the viewer's eye when they observe the image.
The value, or degree of lightness and darkness, used within the picture.

The artist determines what the points of focus of the art will be, and composes the work accordingly. The eyes of the viewer will then tend to linger over these points of focus. The illustration can be arranged in a harmonious whole that works together to produce a statement.

(c) Wikipedia

FULL DESCRIPTION is HERE (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composition_%28visual_arts%29)

If you would like to know more then you can look at This wonderful article (http://photoinf.com/General/Lee_Frost/The_Art_of_Composition_-_Landscape.htm) by Lee Frost (with beautiful illustrations) that I've discovered someday.
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http://photoinf.com/General/Lee_Frost/The_Art_of_Composition_-_Landscape/ls_0501_1.jpg

Have a nice composition in every creation !!! :) :w00t::wave:

[vos]

will try to think of it when I make a pic,excellent explained too,thanks for the link!!!

[KuTa]

I am glad to see you HERE. I hope everyone will find it useful and helpful and enjoyable! :wave:

[wile1]

Composition is very important in anything. Its one thing I've been trying to teach my son in his photography. To take interesting pics.. to compose his shot when he does it to get the thing he wants without a lot of clutter. To watch the lines the position the whole makeup of the framed pic. He's learning. :)

[KuTa]

Thank you for your visit!:) I am very glad that you read what I post here.:) :bounce:

[Lady of the Lake]

Thanks for the link. Loved the illustrations. Also like his final thought.....break the rules if you need to, to get the look YOU want. :-)

Lyla

[KuTa]

Yes, I especially have posted this article because of the final words :) Thank you for visiting FORUM:) :w00t: