Photography 2: Leading lines and frame in frame 2024

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The Var department, Hyères, France, 1932, Henri Cartier-Bresson

Photography #2

Composition:
-Leading Lines
-Frame (in frame)

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Marseille, France, 1932, Henri Castier-Bresson

Composition:
Leading Lines

Directing the viewer’s attention to  the focal point 

Seville, Spain, 1932, Henri Castier-Bresson

Composition:
Frame in frame

Drawing the viewer’s eye into the picture 

Find the leading lines in last week's examples of  

'point of view '

There is a lot going on in Van der Keuken's photos, which makes choosing the right composition very important. His street photographs have not been staged, so it is important to take the picture at the right moment. Everything in the picture has to support the subject. In 'Quatorze Juilliet', all the elements of the photo are in exactly the right place within the frame. Just follow the red lines in the photo.

The people in the front of the photo together form a triangle and the starting point for the viewer. The centre of this triangle is exactly touching the ladder that comes into the picture from the right-hand side. Above the ladder, on the same line, is a row of people by the water. The space on the left is filled by a number of chairs. 

Quatorze Julliet Paris, 1958, Johan van der Keuken

Leading lines

Frame in frame

AN EXERCISE TO IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS AS A PHOTOGRAPHER

Take a number of photos in which you draw the viewer's attention into the image by using 'frame in frame'.
Also take a number of shots where you direct the viewer's attention to a focal point by using leading lines. Once again, pay close attention to the frame you choose. 

Hand in: 

your 3 best leading lines photos  

and your 3 best frame-in frame photos

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