Understanding Composition Part 2!

Shapes in a photograph actually has two shapes. The shape itself is known as the positive space. The shapes around the object, thats the second shape. Is called the negative space. So shapes in photograph where it is and where isn’t. This is two ways shape affects structure of a photograph.

Shapes also asks what is it like. Is it big, small, light, heavy, beautiful, ugly, interesting or plain. Shapes also ask question about which object is biggest, closest, most important in a composition.

If someone ask you to describe something , you most likely start with the shape. Shape is very important in a composition weather its the positive or the negative space.

Humans can identify the shapes they recognized even as a silhouette. They need no detail for a viewer to recognize what the shape is. The reason I put this in here read my section on Science! Secrets To A Great Image! In my free PDF Book to learn more.

Positive Space of a shape is very easy to work with in a composition. The shape is easy to see and understand.

Negative space is much harder to see and understand. Negative space is defined by the edges of the frame up to the the shape or shapes itself ( Positive space ) To make negative space interesting in a photograph requires very careful compositing. This will take lots of practice as a photographer to improve your composition.

Lines in photograph will give you perspective in a composition. Line also strengthens  weighting to achieved positioning. Lines gives you the impressions of distance in a photographs. Lines can give pattern,direction,and structure to a composition. Movement or lack of it in a photograph.

This is all I am going to go into about composition. But each part of composition could fill many chapters of a book if broken down into sections. Shapes and lines each have chapter filled full of information. I think you can get the just of composition from this. This was a good starting point. If you want more in-depth understanding you might want to check out some photography books. If you can get your hands on a teachers curriculum photography book. You will learn way more in depth about composition.