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Thinking about the spacing and orientation of objects on a canvas ...
These visualizations illustrate a collection of patterns for programmatically arranging visual objects in 2D space.
In this photo I used the compositional techniques of leading lines, point of view, and rule of thirds. In Lightroom I increased the warmth of the photo to create a sunny feeling and look.
I shot these clouds, because I thought the top part looked like Jabba The Hutt!
Later I noticed the flock of Canada geese.
Order from chaos, viewed from above.
A ferry deck is never short on activity, but the challenge is turning movement, machinery, lorries, water, and infrastructure into something legible. Lines lead, blocks stack, colours separate, and the eye finds its way through the frame.
Graphic composition is about editing in real time. Choosing what stays, what aligns, and what carries the weight of the image.
I choose this photo because the book is placed on a third and the heart is the framing the letters and the background. The pages forming the heart represents leading lines.
Composition, 1929
Maurice Tabard (French, 1897–1984)
Gelatin silver print
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