Advanced composition can be well beyond the idea of a recognizable image subject. In this video, learn about the work of other photographers who use composition to create an image that isn't about the subject, but really about the composition.
- We're going to take a detour away…from modern photography for a moment…and go back in time to look at some…work produced using what are now considered…archaic photographic processes.…Now of course in the case of photography,…archaic isn't really that old.…We're talking about techniques pioneered…in the 19th and 20th centuries.…Analog photography works of course by taking…materials coded with light-sensitive emulsions…and exposing them to light and then using various…chemical processes to reveal the latent image…that's captured in that emulsion.…
You can use a camera to expose an image…or you can simply work directly…with the photographic material itself.…This is a work by Katie Hudson,…a student at the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute…who working under the instruction…of photographer David Emitt Adams created…this piece by placing ripped pieces of tape…on a piece of photographic paper.…The tape in turn possibly had markings…on it with some sort of resistant material.…I didn't see her do this one so I'm not sure.…
Author
Ben Long
Released
12/4/2017- Best practices for advanced composition
- Reviewing other photographers' work
- Composing a scene
- Placing objects
- Composing around light and geometry
- Composing with layers: foreground and background
- Compositional exercises
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 31s
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1. Composition Best Practices
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What makes a good subject1m 36s
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2. Looking at a Photographer's Work
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3. Practical Application of Advanced Composition
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Introducing Susan Kae Grant1m 37s
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Recognizing good composition5m 20s
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4. Challenges in Composition
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Composing around light13m 13s
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Potential light compositions5m 43s
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Composing around geometry11m 7s
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Composing around things12m 13s
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Exploring point of view6m 51s
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5. Compositional Exercises
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Abstracting your house1m 53s
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Semi-abstraction35s
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Reflections5m 23s
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Self-analysis3m 39s
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Conclusion
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Next steps2m 55s
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Video: Learning photography through analogue abstraction