They say you have to break the rules or the law has been deceived. If I have to be honest with you, photographically speaking, I agree. Always following all the rules of composition is comfortable, easy and fine. Your pictures will do, be fine, but often just that. Following the rules of composition to the letter, without thinking about it, can end up being the worst creative destroyer you can have.
Now, here is the but? The difference is usually in why we break this rule, what justification we have, what we want to highlight with it and what we are looking for. In short, what is our history. Let’s look at some examples where it was chosen to break the rules with good results:
- In this case.
- It is clear that the focus of interest has paid off.
- Thanks to the composition.
- The sense of depth generated by the different elements in the plane.
- The tone of the image and the pose of the model.
- A dream and originality.
- You get the image.
In other words, divide the frame into two equal parts instead of giving 2/3 of the relevance of one of the parties.
We never tire of telling you that the horizon must be very straight, because look, in this case it was decided to completely twist the horizon creating a very dynamic and correct composition, of course if you look at it the focus is on a strong point of the third-party rule?
Who said a portrait puts a head in a frame?There are many other options, including leaving part of your head out of the frame. Is that why? Well, in this case (and in general), it serves to highlight a specific part of the face; The look.
Most of the time we put our hands on our heads when an image gets hectic, but the truth is that movement is an element that you can use artistically and compositionally to add interest and dynamism to your images.
The probabilities rule says that an image containing odd elements is more attractive because it is more dynamic and visually more attractive, for example, between a line and a triangle, the second has much more dynamism, or a pentagon is much more dynamic than a square, and so on. However, this does not mean that we cannot even use elements in our compositions, symmetries are a good example that, if used correctly, can be visually appealing.
I do not know how many times we have emphasized in this blog the importance of having a clear approach when composing a photograph, as a general rule it is almost always so, however, it is true that some photos can work without a clear approach, usually when it comes to a group of elements.
Another rule of composition tells us to fill the frame; Celebrities fill the framing. This is a very interesting rule for all those who are sometimes afraid to approach the action, but we don’t always have to take it to the letter and we are not obliged to follow it strictly. Minimalist compositions or compositions based on a negative space usually give identical or better results. As always, it all depends on the message you want to convey.
Well, as you may have guessed, there’s a “depends” here, too. As a general rule, it is recommended that the gaze focus on portraits, but you can use focus to highlight another element of your composition. In the case of example, the photographer decided to focus on the model’s hands.
As a general rule, we use lines in the composition to orient the viewer’s gaze towards interest. Lines are very useful, but not all images need a clear path to orient the gaze towards framing.
Just as we learn the alphabet to learn to write, just as we need a basic grammar before we start composing poetry or writing a novel or our memoirs, in the same way, in photography, we have to learn the language before we start making fantasies. things with our images? A little composition here, a little technique there, a lot of practice, and soon you’ll become so competent that it’ll seem amazing how old-fashioned you felt the first time you held a camera and wanted to know how it worked. The key is to always go there little by little, train a lot and enjoy even more. Soon you will do things with your images, do not hesitate and above all, do not let yourself be overwhelmed, that the photograph is light but above all fun?
And remember that a composition that meets the patterns of composition only means that it will be pleasing to the eye, that it will be logical and surely balanced, which does not mean that this image is better than an imperfect, chaotic and moving image, beautiful. So now you know, practice, so much, so much, that when you least expect it, you’ll stop pressing the shutter with your head to do it with your heart and intuition, and there won’t be any more rules. that yours, whether these standards or not.
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