Composition, which is the structure of a picture and separate from both subject and style. Composition is essentially an abstract design. It is the selection and organization of line, shape, value, texture, pattern, and color into an aesthetically pleasing arrangement embodying such principles of design as unity and variety, balance, emphasis and subordination, proportion and scale, and rhythm. The final desired effect of a composition is a sense of unit. It has been suggested that good composition supports the image so discreetly that it is never noticed.
1. Please read The Art of Composition. (Which I gave to you in class)
2. Find 5 photographs by William Eggleston that when you saw it, instantly you were drawn to it. Print these pictures and place it in your sketchbook. Next to your image write at one paragraphs in which you analyze the composition of your photograph. Try to determine what makes your selected image work.
The Art of Composition link: http://www.empken.com/tutorials/composition.pdf
William Eggleston's website: http://www.egglestontrust.com/
— (Click on Monographs to see images from his various published books.)
—Do a Google image search of his work.
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