Focus On Composing Photos

Index

A

Adams, Ansel, 38

AF, see Autofocus

Amputee rule, 90

Analogous colors, 27–30

Angle of view, 37, 39, 41–43, 52, 55

Aperture, 40, 57

Asymmetry, 72

Autofocus (AF), 62, 67, 94

B

Background objects, 43–44, 46, 61

Backlight, 20–21

Bad mergers, 88–90

Blank/neutral space, 4, 5

Border mergers, 90, 91

Breaking rules, 105–107

Bug’s-eye-view, 49

Bull’s-eye compositions, 109

Busy background, 56, 60–61

C

Camera, x

angles, lower, 46

cropping, 51, 55

image sensor, 42, 43

mounting, xi

viewfinder, 45

Capa, Robert, 12

Carbon-fiber tripod, xi

Center-weighted composition, 67, 108

Classic formal portrait, 113

Colors, 4, 5

analogous, 27–30

analogous vs. complementary, 28–32

complementary, 9, 27–31

context, 32–33

cool color, 27

definition of, 27

hue,