For Next Week
Bring a shoe to photograph. it can be anything from an old flip flop to the latest Jordans.
Contents
Compositional Principals
- Rule of Thirds – Instead of placing the main subject in the center of the frame, divide the frame into thirds horizontally and vertically and place the main subject at one of these intersections.
![](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/comd1340d087-tues-spr24/files/2020/08/AMHOUSTONIG_10313877167.jpg)
![](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/comd1340d087-tues-spr24/files/2024/01/rohit_vohra_street_photographer_interview_03.jpeg)
Dehli, India. Photographer: Rohit Vohra
2. Leading Lines – lines in the photograph that lead the eye to the main subject
![](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/comd1340d087-tues-spr24/files/2022/02/hine_leadinglines-1024x726.jpeg)
Whitnel Cotton Mfg. Co. N.C. December 1908. Photographer: Lewis Hine
3. Diagonals – Sloping lines
![](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/comd1340ol89fall2020/files/2020/09/AWSS35953_35953_37898018.jpg)
Thailand, Bangkok. 2005. Photographer: Steve McCurry
4. Frame within a frame
![](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/comd1340d087-tues-spr24/files/2022/02/W-Eugene-Smith-A-Life-in-Photography-1024x576.jpeg)
Photographer: Eugene Smith
5. Figure to Ground -the relationship between the subject and the background sometimes described as negative and positive space.
![](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/comd1340d087-tues-spr24/files/2024/01/rohit_vohra_street_photographer_interview_02.jpeg)
Delhi, India. Photographer: Rohit Vohra
6. Fill the Frame – get closer. Never plan to crop later.
![](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/comd1340d087-tues-spr24/files/2020/09/SS36847_36847_34790839-1.jpg)
7. Patterns – repeated elements. Break the pattern for visual interest
![](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/comd1340d087-tues-spr24/files/2022/02/STNMTZ_20140407_5838.jpeg)
Bed-Stuy. Photographer: George Steinmetz
8. Symmetry – If you fold the image in half the two haves are very similar and have equal visual weight.
![](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/comd1340d087-tues-spr24/files/2024/01/LailaStevens-1024x835.png)
From “A House is not a Home”, Photographer: Laila Annmarie Stevens
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