Composition is the foundation of a strong photograph, and it is a skill you can learn.
Composition is how all the parts of a photograph work together to express and communicate what an image is really about.
It is a visual language, with its own grammar and syntax. The words are the elements of visual design: line, shape, tone, color, space, and the relationships between them. The viewer's eye and brain read those relationships in an instant, whether you intended them or not. We combine those elements to convey an idea, an emotion, or a story. Learning to see this way, in your own work and in the work of others, is what this course is about.
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I have taught composition for fifteen years, in the field across the Hudson Valley, the American Southwest and Latin America, and online through Creative Path Workshops and the Academy. Before that I spent fifteen years as a recording engineer and producer, and I still think about a photograph the way I used to think about a mix: what is in front, what supports it, and what has to come out.
I am a Canson Infinity ambassador and the author of three books, including one on fine-art printing.
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