I have decided that from time to time I am going to share links to articles that my ART347 students are required to read and discuss. My students will be blogging their thoughts and questions on their own blogs, that can be found here.
The first four articles are a series of articles on composition by Fine Art Landscape Photographer Alain Briot written for the Nature Photographers Network.
As the semester has just begun this first round is more of a refresher/warm-up for the class; but is still a good series of articles for us to all read and then examine our process' from time to time. "The Traditional Rules of Composition (part 1)" and "The Traditional Rules of Composition (part 2)" are both excellent examinations of the basic rules/types of composition and different ways to control composition, and by extension our images viewer. Most of what is written one should already know and follow, weather done consciously or not is another issue.
The second two articles relate more to composition in terms of its use in "Fine Art" or "Vernacular" photography. "Fine Art Composition" and "What Is A Snapshot" both examine composition as it relates to the respective type of photography.
I hope that you can take something away from these articles. If you have questions do not hesitate to write or call me, as I'll be happy to share my take and what the students in my ART347 course come up with.
- Dave M Shumway
- Dave is the Director of Communications for Volunteers of America - Northern Rockies. Raised in the western suburbs of Chicago, IL, he moved to the west when he was 20-years-old, and he “is never looking back.” Dave has two passions, one for the outdoors and one for photography. To this end, he spends much of his time in the ecosystems in and around Yellowstone National Park. This gives him a perspective on the wildlife and the ecosystem that few have. Dave is also an adjunct faculty member at Rocky Mountain College in Billings, MT, where he teaches middle- and upper-division photography courses. Working as photographer, Dave’s assignments include everything from commercial work and journalism, to wildlife and landscape photography. His extensive time in the field shows through in online galleries which are loaded with images of the fragile places he travels to. His work can be viewed at www.DaveShumway.com.
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