From the course: The Elements of Effective Photographs
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Create movement and interest
From the course: The Elements of Effective Photographs
Create movement and interest
- Close relatives of the rule of thirds include leading lines, mirroring, and repeating shapes. All are designed for one thing, and that is to guide the viewer's eyes through the frame. Remember, that as artists, we choose what is included in the photograph and we want our viewer to see all of it. So how's this for a leading line? Route 50 in Nevada is known as the loneliest road in America, and this line really helps get across that feeling of the great expanse of this area. Diagonal lines add a dynamic element to the photographs. Your eye probably landed on the snorkeler and then went back on this nice diagonal line of the creek to the forest behind. This really helps you get to the information in that photograph about the habitat of the salmon, and I use that diagonal line to help you move around the photograph. Now, you can use diagonal lines and portraits, too. I do it all the time. By simply tilting my camera and the…
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