A Scavenger Hunt!In your sketchbook, collect two examples of each of the following photographic principles of composition: Light & Shadow, Rule of Thirds, Edges of the Frame, Frame-Within-A-Frame, Leading Line, Point-of-View, Fill the Frame/Cropping, Pattern & Texture. You should have a total of 16 images when you're finished! You can find examples of these principles everywhere, (if they're works of art!). You can visit one of several of the links below, or you can look the old-fashioned way through books, magazines, and newspapers.
Requirements:
1) You must include the entire image, no cutting into it or cropping.
2) You need to find two different examples of each principle of composition for a total of 14 images!
3) High quality images = no pixelation, and each must be larger than 3" in one direction.
4) Neatly cut out and carefully glued into your sketchbook, (no taping!)
5) Label each principle of composition with it's name, (see examples above)and write the source from which you found the image, (artist's name, magazine title, etc.)
6) Brief Explanation-identify what you see in the photograph that demonstrates this compositional principle.
Check out the following links for online sources for finding examples of master photographers work. Remember, almost any strong photograph can illustrate a compositional principle, you just have to be able to articulate how you see it in the photo!
Photography-NOW (An ultra-contemporary resource to many brand new national and international photo exhibits)
Masters of Photography (The traditional photo masters!)
ProFotos (A super-helpful list of all sorts of photography resources!)
Photokaboom (A photographic image search engine, looks up master photographers all over the internet)
New York Times (One of the best sources of photo journalism anywhere!)
Below is the Photographic Principles of Composition powerpoint we looked at in class to refresh your memory of what types of images you're looking for!
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