Compositions in Art

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Compositions in Art & Photos

Compositions in art & photography involves in framing a scene or photo. Specifically, placing elements in a photo or video and how it'll help the audience guide themselves to view the main element of said scene or photo. 

There are many different types of compositions and techniques and, I'll list them below;

Centre

Centre composition is a basic type of composition. Photos with centre composition can create symmetry which can make the audience easy to see. 


The picture above is my take with a centre composition. It is not perfect and the log at the left has ruined it but, I didn't have enough space in my garden to move around so, this is the best one I could take. As you can see, there's the TARDIS and the Doctor in the middle of the shot, and we see the some Daleks at the back. The log at the left ruins the centre composition so, if I were to to this next time, I'd probably move the TARDIS & the Doctor figures to the centre of the log. Just so, that the photo in future, would look more symmetrical. On the plus side, there's a bit of blur in the background to help the TARDIS & The Doctor pop out. 

Off Centre Composition


Off-Centre Composition can create asymmetry but can allow the viewers to look around the photo. The photo above shows a good example. In said photo, we have someone who's inside a tunnel, standing towards the left. But, if you look around there's the opening end of the tunnel, showing trees and light, possibly coming from the sun towards the other side. This form of composition can be easy to look around as it's not difficult for the audiences' eyes to view around the picture.

Symmetry

Symmetry in Composition, can make it look easy on the eyes & we don't have to think hard about what's going on in the picture. 

This photo above is a really good example of symmetry. Firstly, the young boy in the photo is sitting in the centre of the shot. Behind him, are windows in a symmetric pattern and displays the various buildings, though they're different sizes, it still makes it easy on the eyes. 


Rule Of Thirds

Rule of Thirds is a common use of composition. It's commonly used in films & TV. Rule of Thirds is dividing your shot into a 3x3 grid with two horizontal lines & two vertical, so the shot is divided into 9 equal parts with 4 intersecting points. 

Here's an example of a Rule of Thirds shot;

As you can see, the character's head & shoulder meets at the first two intersecting points, and along side the other two points, you see the buildings in the distance. The reason why this composition technique is commonly used is that it improves the look of the shot & it can increase the audience's perception & the impact of how they feel. 

My attempt in making a Rule of Thirds Composition Shot

6:3 Composition

The rule of thirds technique can be used in this composition, as well. For example;


We see, that the negative space, which is the sky & the clouds take up the top two thirds & the mountains & the water take up the bottom row of thirds. This can help create a steady composition & can be easy on the eyes.

Golden Ratio-Phi Grid​

The Phi Grid technique, may look similar to the rule of thirds but, the key difference is that the centre lines are much closer. 




In this example from above we see a person wearing a pair of leather shoes, and walking in the water logged ground. As you can see the leather shoes are on the centre of the phi grid & we're instantly drawn to it. But, as you look around the rest of the picture, we can see that they're walking on a frozen lake.

Fibonacci Spiral

Is a composition structured on Fibonacci sequences, making it, into a spiral. It's most commonly used in Nature photography. 


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