Excellent advice for photographers or visual artists in any genre!
The COOPH (the Cooperative of Photography) explains 10 photo composition tips with the help of Steve McCurry’s incredible photographs. McCurry is an award-winning editorial photographer best known for his photograph, “Afghan Girl” (Sharbat Gula), which originally appeared on the June 1985 cover of National Geographic magazine when she was approximately 12 years old.
Be sure to watch the informative video above. I’ve also written out the 10 tips below so you can check back on this post for reference. For more, visit COOPH and Steve McCurry’s official site.
#1 Rule of Thirds
Place points of interest on intersections
Photograph by Steve McCurry
#2 Leading Lines
Use natural lines to lead the eye into the picture
Photograph by Steve McCurry
#3 Diagonals
Diagonal lines create great movement
Photograph by Steve McCurry
#4 Framing
Use natural frames like windows and doors
Photograph by Steve McCurry
#5 Figure to Ground
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Interesting Sue.
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By Grace on March 22, 2015 at 6:26 am