Subject Placement Shooting Awesome Photos Notes 5 – Shot Composition

Subject Placement Shooting Awesome Photos Understanding Picture Composition What is Composition?

Subject Placement Shooting Awesome Photos Understanding Picture Composition Composition: The arrangement of elements in a work of art. What is Subject Placement?

Subject Placement Shooting Awesome Photos Understanding Picture Composition Composition: The arrangement of elements in a work of art. Subject Placement: The arrangement for the center of interest within the frame.

Subject Placement Shooting Awesome Photos Basic Guidelines of Subject Placement 1. What is the Rule of Thirds? 3. What is Lead Room? 4. What is Selective Focus Main Menu 2. What is Head Room? Take the Quiz

Subject Placement Shooting Awesome Photos Rule of Thirds Imagine a Tic-Tac-Toe grid on your viewfinder screen CLICK HERE to show grid

Subject Placement Shooting Awesome Photos Rule of Thirds Imagine a Tic-Tac-Toe grid on your viewfinder screen Four intersecting points CLICK HERE to see intersecting points

Subject Placement Shooting Awesome Photos Rule of Thirds Imagine a Tic-Tac-Toe grid on your viewfinder screen Four intersecting points

Subject Placement Shooting Awesome Photos Rule of Thirds Position important elements in your scene along these lines CLICK to see center of interest

Subject Placement Shooting Awesome Photos Rule of Thirds Position important elements in your scene along these lines

Subject Placement Shooting Awesome Photos Rule of Thirds Adds balance and interest to your photo CLICK to see center of interest

Subject Placement Shooting Awesome Photos Rule of Thirds Adds balance and interest to your photo

Subject Placement Shooting Awesome Photos Rule of Thirds The horizon should also be set using the rule of thirds to show either a strong use of foreground or background. Click on the picture correctly sets the horizon?

Subject Placement Shooting Awesome Photos Rule of Thirds The horizon should be set on either the top third or the bottom third of the frame. Correct

Subject Placement Shooting Awesome Photos Rule of Thirds The horizon should be set on either the top third or the bottom third of the frame. Wrong

Subject Placement Shooting Awesome Photos Head Room Enough room for the subject's head. Space around their head yet not too much. Good Head Room

Subject Placement Shooting Awesome Photos Head Room Does this picture show a good amount of headroom? Yes Or No

Subject Placement Shooting Awesome Photos Head Room Too low in the frame (too much headroom) makes them appear short. Correct

Subject Placement Shooting Awesome Photos Head Room Too low in the frame (too much headroom) makes them appear short. Wrong

Subject Placement Shooting Awesome Photos Head Room Does this picture show a good amount of headroom? Yes Or No

Subject Placement Shooting Awesome Photos Head Room Not enough headroom makes your subject look tall and scrunched. Too Little Head Room Correct

Subject Placement Shooting Awesome Photos Head Room Not enough headroom makes your subject look tall and scrunched. Too Little Head Room Wrong

Subject Placement Shooting Awesome Photos Head Room Does this picture show a good amount of headroom? Yes Or No

Subject Placement Shooting Awesome Photos Head Room Correct headroom gives the subject just enough space around their head to make them look comfortable. Good Head Room Correct

Subject Placement Shooting Awesome Photos Head Room Correct headroom gives the subject just enough space around their head to make them look comfortable. Good Head Room Wrong

Subject Placement Shooting Awesome Photos Lead Room (or Look Room) Space in the frame in the direction the object/subject is moving or looking CLICK HERE to see Lead Room Direction

Subject Placement Shooting Awesome Photos Lead Room (or Look Room) Space in the frame in the direction the object/subject is moving or looking

Subject Placement Shooting Awesome Photos Lead Room (or Look Room) Adjust the shot for more room in the direction the person is moving and a bit less room behind. CLICK HERE to show Lead Room

Subject Placement Shooting Awesome Photos Lead Room (or Look Room) Adjust the shot for more room in the direction the person is moving and a bit less room behind.

Subject Placement Shooting Awesome Photos Lead Room (or Look Room) Click on the picture that you think has appropriate Lead Room

Subject Placement Shooting Awesome Photos Lead Room (or Look Room) Space in the frame in the direction the object/subject is moving or looking Wrong

Subject Placement Shooting Awesome Photos Lead Room (or Look Room) Space in the frame in the direction the object/subject is moving or looking Correct

Subject Placement Shooting Awesome Photos Selective Focus CLICK HERE to show what’s in focus make certain some things are in focus and others aren't

Subject Placement Shooting Awesome Photos Selective Focus make certain some things are in focus and others aren't

Subject Placement Shooting Awesome Photos Selective Focus Think of each shot as a statement.

Subject Placement Shooting Awesome Photos Selective Focus Directs attention toward things that are important vs. things that can be distracting CLICK HERE to see what’s important in this picture

Subject Placement Shooting Awesome Photos Selective Focus Directs attention toward things that are important vs. things that can be distracting

Subject Placement Shooting Awesome Photos Guidelines not Rules In order to break the guidelines you need to know them Take the quiz: Composition is an art and not a science.