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COMPOSITION : learn the artistic side of photography
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COMPOSITION : learn the artistic side of photography

Unhappy with your photos? Struggling with camera settings? Confused with technical jargon? Learn the FUN stuff FIRST !
Created byRay Salisbury
Last updated 11/2024
English

What you'll learn

  • Compose your photographs with clear intent
  • Improve your photos will cleverly-crafted composition
  • Understand why your photos 'work' (or don't work)
  • Plan a photo shoot that will succeed
  • Know related terminology & basics of colour theory

Course content

8 sections • 20 lectures • 1h 3m total length

  • Introduction2:29
    • Be inspired to schedule quality time to complete this course
    • Tips on how to benefit from this course
    • What gear you need
    • About the homework exercises




  • What is composition?3:45

    Ray argues that photography is an art form, first & foremost. He then defines the topic, asking 'What is composition?'

  • Visual Weight: the balance between Repetition & Contrast4:05

    Ray explains why we need the Rules of Composition. He then suggests that all art is a balance, or tension, between repetition & contrast.

Requirements

  • You need a camera - point-and-shoots & DSLRs are all suitable

Description

Would you like to...   

Feel empowered & get more confident with your camera?

  • Fulfill your potential as the photographer you know you could be?

  • Impress your family & friends with stunning images?

  • Say goodbye to disappointing, amateurish snapshots?

Learn the fun stuff first!

  • Understand what makes a 'good photo' (or bad photo)

  • Learn to compose your photos with clear intent, not randomly

  • Know how to critique your own work

  • Feel good about your photography!

Learn the artistic side of photography, and once you've got this mastered, then learn all that left-brained stuff.

Most photography courses try to teach you how a camera works. Technical  stuff such as the Exposure Triangle, which is quite difficult to  understand. Here, we get into the aesthetic and the artistic - things anyone with a camera can comprehend.

The rules of composition apply mostly in the landscape genre, but many are applicable in portraiture and in other genres too.

What you need

  • Camera - any model will do; smartphone, compact or DSLR

  • A tripod to stabilise the camera (optional)

  • A friend to pose for you

  • About four hours to practice what you've learned

Content Overview

  • Suitable for beginner & intermediate photography enthusiasts

  • Recommended for advanced photographers who never studied this topic

  • 12 short, sharp lessons you can put into practice today

  • 35 minutes of video training

  • 1 quick quiz - to test your memory recall

  • 4 exercises - put these principles into practice

  • 4 downloadable PDF exercise sheets

Who this course is for:

  • Beginner or Intermediate-level photographers
  • Advanced photographers who have not studied the artistic side of their craft

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