Composition

In photography, composition is the arrangement of parts of a scene to form a particular visual outcome. Composition can also be about picking a viewpoint to form a pleasing visual outcome. In practical terms, the photo tends to use both “arrangement” and “choice of viewpoint”.

 The visual elements in a photo have qualities that are called the “photographic elements”. These are…

1) Line – lines and edges that the eye follows within the scene.

2) Colour – the variety of colours and individual hues (and intensities/brightness of each).

3) Shape – a two dimensional area, marked out by edges, which exhibits similar textures/colours and may be geometric or defined by organic or natural processes.

4) Form – three-dimensional structure with length, width and height.

5) Tone – shade and light variations that define ‘form’ persuading the eye of its three dimensionality.

6) Texture – the surface detail of ‘shapes’ or ‘forms’ that persuade the eye they would have the feel of the real thing if touched.

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