Practice. Let’s Create!
Let’s apply your knowledge of the rule of thirds and elements of art to create four photographs with intentional compositional elements.
It is important to remember that photography is all about the process. Today you’ll begin experimenting with four photography examples.
You’ll create:
- One portrait photograph (either a portrait of someone else of a self-portrait)
- One landscape photograph
- One still life photograph
- One photograph that documents things happening on the street, often called “candid” photography
Let’s look at a few videos that experiment with composition in different ways.
Artists often sketch or write down their ideas in a sketchbook or journal.
Use the Interactive Composition Journal in last lesson to answer theses questions.
This helps you keep track of your ideas and becomes helpful in the future when developing new ideas.
- Who will you take a portrait of?
- Will it be a self-portrait or a portrait of a friend or loved one?
- What kind of landscape will you be creating?
- Is it a place you frequent?
- Will it be more spontaneous?
- What items will you photograph for your still life?
- How will you place those items?
- If you choose to take an image that is “candid” or street photography, how will you be mindful of photographing people you do not know?
Consider these questions, as well as the composition and the rule of thirds, as you depict your worlds.
Grab your cameras, photograph with intent, and have fun.