The rule of thirds - The golden mean
Posted by moto | Filed under Landscape
The rule of thirds was used by painters as early as 1979 according to which by placing the subject off-centre you create more tension and interest. It allows you to make a viewer to see the whole image not only focusing on the centrally placed objects. This rule can be applied to any kind of panorama as long as you can divide your frame by two horizontal and vertical lines.
Imagine that your frame is split into 9 sections by two equally placed vertical and horizontal lines. If you want to draw your viewer’s attention place your subject at or at least near a point where the lines cross. This makes the viewer’s eye to move around the image and allows creating a balanced composition with the most powerful point where we naturally look first.
Placing a subject in the centre
Sometimes you need to place your subject in the centre so the eye leads to a central subject which can help to prevent the image from feeling static. Check your landscape first. Get up early, or stay out late, to see how natural light picks out different elements in a landscape; a hillside in warm light placed off-centre against a cool shadowy background will demand the viewer’s attention.
Composition
Posted by moto | Filed under Landscape
Good composition is really subjective. You need to realize what the best parts of the image are so you can select them to compose your landscape. In fact it is all about choosing the best elements of what you can see in front of you and arrenging them in your own composition ready to be captured. There are a few really simpe and very usefull rules which can help you out.
Firstly try to find out an object which draws your attention. You really do not want to capture every single element of the scene. So take a good look at your scene and try to find these elements that compose your landscape. Then you can decide which of them you want to include and most importantly which of these you don’t. That is the most important thing for you to get a photo that draws the viewer into the scene. The only way to achieve this is by choosing the elements of the landscape that will create interesting image.
Great Landscape
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Aspiration can be the most final factor that can transform your view of taking pictures so you need to decide what it is that makes a great landscape image so you have something to aspire to. Hold your enthusiasm in check for a moment and consider what it is you want to achieve.
There must be a landscape that suits your taste - whether that’s a incredible coastline or amazing mountain or even the more composed views of lowland scenes. In most cases it will be a combination of capturing a stunning scene although a great location will be helpful and even in the most picturesque locations you need to capture what’s in front of you to see the full potential. My advice is that you need to learn how to get the best from any location. In order to do this you need to understand what it is that you want to capture and what technique you can use in practice to achieve this.