• Introduction
• Subject
• Composition
  • Perception
    • Gestalt
    • Grouping
    • Space
    • Depth
    • Constancy
  • Elements
    • Lines
    • Shapes
    • Forms
    • Value
    • Color
    • Texture
  • Relation
    • Isolation
    • Placement
    • Patterns
    • Balance
    • Dominance
    • Mergers
    • Framing
    • Layers
  • Scene
    • Lighting
    • People
    • Study
    • Q&A

Photo Composition for Better Photography

Notes from the Web

 

Relation between Elements

 

 

One of the basic premises of Gestalt theory is that the whole is more than just the sum of its components. The relation between elements makes up a large part of that remainder

 

The placement and relation between elements include

 

• Isolation - reducing the number of elements in a scene
• Placement - harmonious placement of object
• Patterns - the repetition of elements
• Balance - compositional harmony and equilibrium
• Dominance - the largest, sharpest, brightest, etc. becomes dominant