9 Composition Techniques

      Taking good pictures, and video is very important, keeping your subject in a good position can be the most important part of a shot. First off using the rule of thirds is a no-brainer, aligning the subject between and at intersections of a 3 by 3 grid will allow your shot to be more dynamic. Second are leading lines, allows you to direct the viewers eyes with hings that line up in a shot. Third are diagonals, oppose to vertical or horizontal lines these allow you to move across the picture rather than up, down, left, and right. Fourth is framing, closing in subjects and objects in a scene allows for a more interesting picture in the way it adds depth.

     Fifth is to add contrast between your subject and the background so the your viewer's eye jumps to the subject immediately. Sixth is filling the frame, the bigger the object the more important it is, the smaller the more insignificant. Seventh is to center the dominant eye, in doing so characters look like they are following the audience. Eighth is to use patterns, people are naturally inclined to understand patterns over chaos. Ninth is to add symmetry, humans are naturally inclined to enjoy symmetrical pictures than asymmetrical ones.

      I think that this is a very useful article. I am definitely hoping to use this as a reference when gathering more shots on Monday. I found it really interesting when it made the point about putting the dominant eye in the center of the shot, that will definitely be something I'm gonna practice doing.