• 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

 

Subject

 

 

The subject ( main object, idea, thought, or theme) is the dominant consideration in any photograph. Even a landscape scene has a subject (itself). 

 

 

Determining the subject involves:

 

• Exploring the place you want to capture during long or repeated visits
• Knowing what interests you about a place or scene.
• Establishing a rapport with the subject through research or familiarity

 

 

 

Selecting the subject is based on various factors

 

• Impact
• Interest Value
• Emotional Value
• Esthetics
• Originality

 

 

 

 

Thus a subject should create a strong center of interest within the composition.