Wednesday 7 November 2012

PHOTOGRAPHY COMPOSITION TIPS

TIP NUMBER 3 - LAW OF GLANCE

According to the law of glance the person, thing or animal you are photographing must have more free space in the front part than in the back.

The main purpose of this law is to give perspective to the scene, and it is used mainly for profile portraits.

For example, look at the following photographs, one of this follow the law of glance meanwhile the other don't do it.


Picture #2 - Correct

Picture #1 - Incorrect













In picture number 1, the back part is bigger than the front part taking out perspective to the glance. However, in picture number 2 the space in front of the glance creates perspective to the image.

This law can be used in other cases like in the following pictures.






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