Week 3 - Wednesday

Renaissance painters found that the eye doesn't rest on the center of a photograph. So you should use the rule of thirds to give a bit of background and to allow the photo to tell a story.

Also it is good keep in mind the foreground, middle ground, and background. And tonal values (blacks and whites) also lines are important that are good artistic things.

A good website about the Rule Of Thirds: http://photoinf.com/Golden_Mean/Michael_Fodor/Photo_School_- _Rule_of_Thirds.htm

We can also pay attention to shapes

Juxtaposition - when you take two elements that are different so you can compare and contrast them.

Geometric shapes vs. Organic Shapes - Organic shapes are the ones that are sort of irregular, like a leaf for example. Geometric shapes are very set like squares or circles.

An Aperture - is an instrument that controls how much light gets to the camera

(the lower the aperture, the bigger the opening.)

Also works with shutter speed to control the depth of the field.

Shutter speed - controls how long the light from the aperture is in the frame.

"Photographers write with light."

I am interested in learning to shooting abstract and long exposure shots.