Photographic Composition offers 250 beautiful black-and-white
photographs to illustrate key concepts that will greatly improve your
photographic eye and your ability to compose an ideal image.
All fine artists share a common goal: to combine individual elements
into a convincing, cohesive whole that tells a story or expresses an
intention. Photography is especially suited to this pursuit because the
photographer can create multiple, distinct images of a single subject
using a variety of design techniques. The display on a digital camera
instantly shows the arrangement of elements in an image, allowing the
photographer to make changes and refine their creation as they work.
Albrecht Rissler believes that a firm understanding of image design is
as important as having an observant eye or having the technical
knowledge to operate a camera. Photographic Composition presents the
most important concepts of image design and offers 250 beautiful
photographs to illustrate these concepts. By applying these concepts to
your own work, you will greatly improve your photographic eye and your
ability to compose an ideal image.
This book's impressive images are in black-and-white, intentionally
removing the distraction of color and making it easy to focus on
compositional elements and form. With this book, photographers as well
as all visual artists will learn how to infuse their own images with
excitement, develop and hone their visual language, and express their
personal artistic aesthetic.
Topics include:
- The effect of various aspect ratios
- Perspective and composition
- Form and contrast
- Proportion and harmony
- Symmetry and asymmetry
- Brightness and darkness
- Structures and textures
- The "perfect moment"
