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After last weeks post I got to thinking about composing pictures to the left or right. I think the theory goes that if we read left to right then put the main subject on the right of the picture, so that as we 'read' the image we are led towards the key element.
Putting the subject on the left definitely adds a 'thinking' space to the image, a space into which the thoughts of the subject can also develop in a latent kind of way, if that makes sense. This is emphasized in portraits if people gaze into that space and adds another layer of meaning, asking the viewer to imagine the subjects thoughts.
Sometimes the middle may be the only place for the subject. There are no rules but instinct and our artistic tells us when a picture is pleasing to the eye. Good photography is about deciding what the best composition is and having an artistic reason for framing the picture the way it is, others can always disagree and the debate can be fun!
Published a day early because tomorrow is busy and I don't want to let my readers down!
Putting the subject on the left definitely adds a 'thinking' space to the image, a space into which the thoughts of the subject can also develop in a latent kind of way, if that makes sense. This is emphasized in portraits if people gaze into that space and adds another layer of meaning, asking the viewer to imagine the subjects thoughts.
Sometimes the middle may be the only place for the subject. There are no rules but instinct and our artistic tells us when a picture is pleasing to the eye. Good photography is about deciding what the best composition is and having an artistic reason for framing the picture the way it is, others can always disagree and the debate can be fun!
Published a day early because tomorrow is busy and I don't want to let my readers down!
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