Digital Photography Composition Tips

All of the following tips are relevant for photographers using both the digital and film medium. There is no shortage of information out there and we're open to readers suggesting their favorite tips below in comments - but here are some of our favorite composition tips and tutorials from around the web.

Here's a quick one for starters - a series at Digital Photography School on some basics of Photographic Composition Tips.

Please note these are tips on the subject on 'Composition' which focuses upon how to arrange your subject in the frame and not on other technicalities of shooting digital images like using a flash, shooting in different modes etc... If you'd like more information on other techniques see the rest of our Digital Photography tips section.

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Lets start with the good old favorite - The Rule of Thirds - 'One of the most popular 'rules' in photography is the Rule Of Thirds. It is also popular amongst artists. It works like this: Imaginary lines are drawn dividing the image into thirds both horizontally and vertically. You place important elements of your composition where these lines intersect.' Of course some of the most stunning pictures break this and most of the following 'rules'. But it whether you follow them religiously or break them rebelliously its worthwhile knowing them.

Neil Turner at DP Review recommends finding different heights to shoot from - 'The best photographs are made when the photographer chooses a vantage point to suit the subject, and it is surprising how few subjects are suited by the height of a human standing at their full five to six feet'.


On Composition suggests five ways to 'both strengthen our photographic observational skills and improve our image making.' The five areas are:
- Kill the Clutter
- Think Graphic Design
- Dark on Light and Light on Dark
- Be Mindful of Relationships
- Shoot not Objects, but rather Appearances
Neil Turner recommends Having an Eye for Detail - 'When an image is competing for space on a newspaper page it has to stand out. The enlightened editors at our papers allow images to arouse the reader's interest and don't insist that photographs tell the whole story all of the time. This approach works on every level, from the family album through e-mailed postcards to published images. Getting in close works.'

Photoxels has a useful tip on Framing Your Picture - 'The use of a frame can turn an otherwise plain picture into a pleasing one. Usually a foreground element is used to create the frame. Examples are an overhanging tree branch, a window frame, a door, arches, a fence, rows of trees, etc.' Also check out This tutorial on Framing Pictures


'Basic Photography' recommends Filling the Frame - 'Sometimes your mind tends to exaggerate what you see through the viewfinder of your camera. You often perceive things a bit bigger than they actually are and you also tend not to notice 'slight' distractions. What you end up with is photographs with huge areas of wasted space around the edge and people with things growing out of their heads. Make sure your subject fills the frame.' Having said this rules are meant to be broken - you might also want to try using space to make your viewer think.


Geoff Lawrence has some fantastic tips on cropping - 'One of the easiest ways to improve your photography is with careful attention to framing. Look into the corners of the viewfinder to see what is there. Do you need all that background? Can you get closer to your subject or zoom in? Would the picture look better as an upright or landscape?'

Composition and the Elements of Visual Design has some very helpful tips that come at taking stunning photographs from a slightly different angle to many other tutorials. They examine elements that include - Line, Shape, Texture, Color, Positive and Negative space, Rhythm, Chaos, Coherance and Balance (to name just some). Its a very helpful Composition tutorial.

Lastly in this series of Composition Tips we thought we'd include a tutorial on Breaking all the Rules. As we said above, sometimes in knowingly breaking compositional rules we actually create some of the most interesting and emotion provoking images possible.

licencia de creative commons: Dominio Público

www.livingroom.org.au/photolog/tips/digital_photography_composition_tips.php

S i n c r o n í a

Este recurso electrónico no fué de mi agrado, ya que no contaba con un buscador con el cual puedas encontrar articuolos que tengan que ver con tus temas de manera mas rapida y efectiva.

Juan Rulfo, escritor y fotógrafo: dos artes en conjunción

Para encontrar este articulo entre al recurso electrónico Sincronía, y estuve buscando cada articulo uno por uno.

Bong Seo, Yoon. (Primavera, 2008), Juan Rulfo, escritor y fotógrafo: dos artes en conjunción. Sincronía. Extraído el 21 de Noviembre del 2008 de http://fuentes.csh.udg.mx/CUCSH/Sincronia/spring00.htm

Invisible Culture

Invisible Culture
http://www.rochester.edu/in_visible_culture/

This issue of Invisible Culture is a modest attempt to explore some of the many issues raised bye the growing field of public sphere theory. Taking a cue from Michael Warner, the articles presented here consider an understandig of publics as social, spatial, and ideological entities formed in discursive relation with a variety of cultural texts and practices, particulary, for the purposes of this issues, visual texts.

Tematica tratada: la relacion entre sociedad y diseño.
editorial:
país de origen:
idioma: Ingles
año de inicio: Fall 2003
autor: Catherine Zuromskis

International Journal of Design

International Journal of Design
http://www.ijdesign.org/ojs/index.php/IJDesign/article/view/53/27

Metaphors help designers to understand unfamiliar design problems by juxtaposing them with known situations. Retrieving concepts from metaphors demands creative thinking. While the importance of this heuristic has been acknowledged in design, more research is needed to appreciate its contribution to design practice. This investigation aims to assess metaphor use by students in design problem solving, with a particular focus on design creativity. Relationships between factors of creativity and factors of metaphors were submitted for statistical analyses. Findings show that innovation is the most significant factor characterizing design creativity, followed by utility and aesthetics.

tema tratado: metaforas en el diseño.
editorial: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 License
país de origen: Ariel, Israel
idioma: Ingles
año de inicio:
autor: Hernan Pablo Casakin

Fotografía

Arte de fijar, mediante la luz, la imagen de los objetos sobre una superficie sensible.
Imagen así obtenida.



(1997) Larousse Diccionario Practico Escolar. México, D.F: Ediciones Larousse

Publicidad

Esfuerzos de una compañia o area de destino para crear y mantener una imagen publicitaria favorable.

Metelka, C.J. (1990) The Dictionary of Hospitality, Travel and Tourism. New York: Delmar Publishers Inc.

Industria de la Hospitalidad

Uso intercambiable con el turismo y la industria del turismo, enfocando la atención en la responsabilidad del personal de la industria para que el personal sea hospitalario.


Metelka, C.J. (1990) The Dictionary of Hospitality, Travel and Toursim. New York: Delmar Publisher Inc.

Reservaciones

Una resorción es la comunicación oral o escrita con el objetivo de apartar un cuarto, asiento o lugar para un cliente, solicitado por el mismo, una promesa de servicio.



Metelka, C. J. (1990) The Dictionary of Hospitality, Travel and Tourism. New York: Delmar Publishers Inc.

Cadena Hotelera

Esta formada por grandes empresas que poseen varios o muchos hoteles en distintas poblaciones, bien por agrupaciones de hoteleros independientes que buscan con ellas una mutua ayuda.

Fernandez, L.(1986) Enciclopedia del Turismo. Mexico,D.F: Enrubia Lozano editores

Hotel

Hotel es un lugar que ofrece servicios de hospedaje, para huespedes que permaneceran varios dias en el sitio.


Metelka, J. C. (1990) The dictionary of Hospitality Travel, and Tourism. New York: Delmar Publishers Inc.

introduccón al proyecto final

actividad 17 anahi - Upload a Document to Scribd

UNAM

a) ¿Cuántos y cuáles son los campos de la base de datos? (los que aparecen en los resultados de búsqueda en los registros bibliográficos)
Son cinco y son: Autor, Editor, año de publicación, formato, temas.

b) ¿Cuántos y cuáles son los puntos de acceso dentro del OPAC? (los campos por los cuales se puede hacer la búsqueda, p.ej. búsqueda por autor)
Titulo, autor, tema, ISBN, numero de sistema, codigo de barras y clasificacion

c) ¿El OPAC permite el uso de los operadores lógicos? Sí

d) Según intuyes a partir de esta actividad, ¿qué es préstamo interbibliotecario? Para encontrar la respuesta, piensa en por qué se menciona en la misma presentación que los OPACs, ¿Cuál es su relación?

Es cuando no encuentras lo que estas buscando y utilizas los recursos de otra biblioteca.

e) ¿Qué sistema de clasificación se utiliza en el OPAC? Dewey


f) ¿Para qué sirve conocer los OPACs de otras bibliotecas?

Para poder encontrar lo que buscamos y sea mas facil

http://bidi.unam.mx/

Tutorial Photoshop: Como hacer fotografia en HDR

Internacionalización de Empresas

Elegimos el sitio de Internacionalización de Empresas creado por Guillermo y Julio.
Usan etiquetados tipo amiguista y altruista.
Nombre del sitio: Internacionalización de Empresas
Url: http://intempresas.blogspot.com/
Breve descripción del sitio: Es un sitio que brinda a las personas información de caracter jurídico y estrategias administrativas para expander una empresa internacional. El sitio es un tanto colorido, sin perder la formalidad.

Type in Place

Tema General: Tipografía e Imagenes

Tema Analítico:
Uso de tipografía minimizando la información tipografíca y ampliando la informacíon visual.
Uso de tipografía segun el tema a tratar.

LC: NE2860/E5.4/1992

Dewey: 760