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Elements of Design - Shape

in the same way distinct lines help define the visual story. The same could be said of shape. Some shape such a squares, rectangles and triangles or keyboards and pyramids typically depicts turning us and solidity. Imagine trying to topple over a pyramid and you'll get my point in a photograph. That solidity also creates status and the lack of visual energy on a triangle. A pyramid upside down, however, and it's prone to topple over all on its own is no longer stable and static is wobbly, andan balanced again. The visual implication is emitted energetically and psychologically so as to create a feeling of uneasiness, an imbalance in the viewer on Because an unbalanced objects suggest movement, it creates visual energy. Triangles can also be leading lines pointing into or out of the image space, drawing attention to the subject or area of the scene or taking you out of the space altogether. They are also strong metaphors. Sharp points are associated with danger and pain, so the triangle...

s formed by the jagged edges of a mountain range, for example, might reminders of a sore or serrated knife. All of these associations implications, metaphors and assumptions transmit emotive energy from the photograph to the viewer on their psychological effects must be considered when you're composing the image circles and ellipses, which have no beginning or end lead nowhere. Instead, they frame and enclose whatever is contained inside them. In this case, May, which holds the viewer's gaze to the exclusion of everything else. In that sense, whether implicit or like an archway, implied circles may be employed as a compositional tool for visually removing distracting detail circles, also a symbol of rhythm and unity. The Olympic emblem, for example, represents the Union of the five continents. However, another word for Enclosed is entrapped, which brings with it connotations of constraint. As with all other shapes, each of these overtones and intimations must be considered when composing a photograph. So how does this work in practice? Well, to answer that question in the next lesson, I'm going to take you back to one of my favorite photographic locations. Marrakech. No

Class Description

Lessons

1. Your 10,001st Photograph
2. Camera Gear
3. Piece of Gear We Always Forget
4. Be a Storyteller
5. Finding Ideas For Photography - Know Your Subject
6. Cae Study - Why Are Zebras Black and White Striped
7. Photograph What You Love
8. See the Extraordinary in Ordinary Things
9. Have an Opinion
10. See With a Child’s Eyes
11. Tell Your Story
12. Find a Needle in the Haystack
13. Lions Hunting Under Star Trails
14. Ansel Adams and Visualisation in Practice
15. Keeping an Open Mind and Thinking on Your Feet
16. Case Study - The Maternal Bond
17. Don’t Tell the Same Old Story
18. Relevance
19. #1 Reason Photographs Fail
20. Getting Rid of Clutter
21. Post Capture Cropping
22. The Elements of Design
23. Elements of Design
24. Elements of Design - Shape
25. Case Study - Shape
26. Elements of Design - Color
27. Case Study - Color
28. Color in Camera
29. Pattern
30. Texture
31. Seeing The Elements of Design
32. Gestalt Theory
33. Case Study - Cove
34. Case Study - Hat
35. Light and Contrast
36. Light and Form
37. Light and Depth
38. Perspective
39. Lenses and Perspective
40. Rule of Thirds
41. Centre of Frame
42. Case Study - Positioning the Subject
43. Positioning the Subject - Dynamic Symmetry
44. The Horizon Line
45. Should the Horizon Line Always be Straight and Level
46. Other Lines
47. Rhythm, Balance, and Visual Weight
48. Negative Space
49. The Two Most Important Controls on Your Camera
50. Training the Mind