Principle in Photography

Every kinds of photography has difference ways, but generally each of them has the similarity. In this page tell about general principle of photography.

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1. Composition

Composition is a visual process of organizing the elements and individual details of a scene into a balanced and pleasing arrangement. Every composition should have point of interest. To make PoI (Point of Interest), There are some elements in composition:

• Line, shape, light, color
• Pattern
• Texture
• Symmetry
• Deep of Field
• Rule of Third
• Diagonal
• Direction of Movement
• Framing
• Contrast
• Balance
• Simplicity

2. Angle of View

Angle of view is the way how we see the object of photography. There are:

• Low Level

Low level or it can called with frog level is shot from under the object. For example capture the flying bird, the high tower, the big building, or etc.

• Normal Level

Normal level usually called eye level. Its mean that the photographer's camera shot parallel with the object.

• High Level

High level or can called with bird level is shooting the object from high point level. example shot the crowded market/street, the wide field, or etc.

3. Exposure

Every photo need light to showing the message or object. But, sometimes there a few of photos that less pleasing to look by eyes caused by too much highlight or less of light (object too dark). So, necessary to adjust light-meters set in enough light. There are exposure measuring:

• Under exposure

Under exposure it is mean that the photo has low contrast, low highlight and it's look dark.

• High exposure

High exposure it is mean that the photo has too brightness, over light, low contrast and lost image detail.

• Normal exposure

Normal exposure is a photo has enough light, brightness, contrast and it is similar with the fact.

4. Depth of Field

Depth of Field or we can call DoF, it's mean how make our photo become full detail or just a part of object made focused. Depth of Field determined or influenced by distance between foreground and background and aperture of lens. For more information see Understanding Depth of Field