Composition:
Photography brings a visual language that is universal in understanding. We must then understand its vocabulary which consists of shapes, textures, patterns, lines, colours, shade of light to dark and sharp to blurry images. Just as we must learn to arrange words in a coherent order in order to make sense when we write or speak, so too must we put visual elements together in an organized manner if our photographs are to convey their meaning clearly and vividly.
Composition means arrangement: the orderly putting together of parts to make a unified whole; composition through a personal, intuitive act. However, there are basic principles that govern the way visual elements behave and interact when you combine them inside the four borders of a photograph. Once we have sharpened our vision and grasped these basic ideas of principles, then we will have the potential for making our photographs more exciting and effective than ever before.
The Rule of Thirds:
The Rule of Thirds is one of the most basic yet most important rules in both photography and film. The Rule of Thirds is about composition and positioning of the subjects within the camera's frame. The Rule of Thirds are imaginary lines that are drawn dividing the image into thirds both horizontally and vertically - just like a tick-tack-toe board.
The Rule of Thirds allows moods and an atmospheric feel to consume the camera. For example, within a horror movie, the Rule of Thirds is used to foreshadow an event by placing the main character into a third and a murder weapon or a cracked open door into another third.
