Introduction In the first essay in this series, I presented several situations in which a lack of knowledge of the artist’s referent led to an erroneous understanding of the work. In this fifth essay, I want to mention additional examples of misunderstandings. ...
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“Within man is the soul of the whole; the wise silence; the universal beauty, to which every part and particle is equally related; the eternal ONE. And this deep power in which we exist and whose beatitude is all accessible to us...
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Art is a transformation of reality. Alain Briot Two Questions, Two Answers There are often questions and discussions regarding whether a photograph is art or not. The way I see it, there are two issues, or two aspects to this question: ...
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What Is Compositional Balance? Balance is a compositional tool which often works in tandem with the centre of interest. When we talk about balance, we often think of two objects the same size. For instance, two people the same size and shape,...
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Where Do You Place The Horizon? Most of us tend to think of the horizon as a line evenly between the sky and the land. Standing out in the middle of a salt flat, there’s no doubt this is the case as...
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Where Is Your Center On Interest With an understanding of our frame, about what we put around our photograph, we can now look at composition more specifically. Composition is the arrangement of elements in a photograph. Some elements are more important than...
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Change Your Compositional Viewpoint Stronger compositions are often created just by making your photographs more interesting, and this is certainly the case with our camera’s viewpoint. Many photographers reach a destination, step out of the car or coach and take the first...
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Anyone can take a snap, but it takes a little more care to frame and compose a photograph. But what is photographic composition and how do you learn it? During the next two weeks while I am traveling and doing workshops in...
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The essential idea is that the quality of the result is continually at risk during the process of making. David Pye Introduction: In the previous essay, I looked at David Pye’s concepts of workmanship of risk and workmanship of certainty. I discussed...
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In the workmanship of risk, the quality of the result is not determined but depends of the judgment, dexterity, and care that the maker exercises as he works. David Pye Introduction In the two previous essays, I looked first at David Pye’s concept...
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