Preliminary Project: What i learned & Analysis

Rule 1. Frame Your Subject: This technique consists of using an object in the picture frame to create an internal frame around the subject of the shot an example would be to photograph a man walking trough a door frame. It can give a strong sense of aesthetics and help the viewer focus on what you want them to focus on. However i found it to be little more than a minor aesthetic difference, as there are other techniques which help you draw attention way more onto the subject than this one.

Rule 2. Golden Spiral: I had the hardest time grasping this technique out of all of them, and i believe it is almost impossible for a newbie like myself to understand it fully without proper guidance. What this technique essentially does is create an aesthetically pleasing line of motion in the shot. The subject does not have to necessarily be moving in a perfectly spiral pattern, a vague sense of motion towards the direction of the interior of the spiral is the only thing that is necessary, with the center of the spiral always being at the focal point of the audiences attention. I like this more than the framing as there has to be way more thought put into understanding and using it effectively than just fitting the subject inside of a loose frame and the effect is significantly more subtle.

Rule 3. Simple and Clean Backgrounds: This one was vary easy to grasp. Simply just don't overcomplicate the background if you don't want the viewer to focus on it. Instead just put the subject of the shot in front of a simple background. It is effective in what it does and as i previously said vary easy to learn. However it is not always applicable especially when the shot is about the relationship between the subject and the background/environment. Like if the subject was a person looking out onto a beautiful scenery, if the scenery were removed there and replaced with a simple background the image would be ruined.

Rule 4. Leading Lines & Straight Horizons: For this technique you need a bit of spatial intelligence to fully understand it. Essentially this is the concept that if the main objects being photographed have a clear set of simple/straight lines they follow than the image becomes less busy even if the environment is actually vary complex and detailed.

Rule 5. Center Position: And for the last one we have this vary easy to grasp technique which none the less works in a complex and multifaceted way. It is a vary strong aesthetic tool which appeals to the human sensibility towards symmetry as well as draws the attention of the viewer towards the subject and so simplifies the entire image. It can also be used to convey the motion of someone going towards or away from the viewer. I like it because it is simple to grasp but is vary versatile at the same time.