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Old 02-10-2008   #8 (permalink)
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Default Re: Composition in portraits

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Originally Posted by Bill_Clinton View Post
Damn man, I allways thought that you had this artsy "go by the feel" and "what looks good in my book" type of aproach. And now you tell me it is just a geometrical law that you obide. No magic, no nothing.. I'm disappointed..

Nah, I'm just f..king with you, I knew of the fibonacci (I read the Da Vinci Code, and checked into it). I just hope nobody starts to use this systematically (it would kinda loose the point of taking photos).. Keep on shootin'
I think the trick is to know and understand as much about composition and all it's various rules, but then forget it Everyone starts out learning something like the rule of thirds and then religiously frames shots using that rule - usually effective shots. Eventually you get to the point where you frame shots naturally, not really thinking about what rule, but more so just feeling what looks right. But I think this either comes from lots of practice (which is the case with me) or just naturally gifted.
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