Portrait Photography

whichwecomposecertainimages,especiallyiftheyareto
be viewed digitally,or onscreenas so oftenimages are
now.

Other factorssuch asleading lines,diagonals and space
willalsoaffectthewayinwhichtheviewerinterpretsan
imageasoureyeswillautomaticallyfollowaline,ifused
effectively these can add to the success of an image.

LIGHTING FROM THE LEFT FOR GOOD

PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION

With specificreferenceto portraitphotographythekey,

(mainlight)ifpossibleshouldbeplacedontheleft-hand

sideofthephotographer,meaningthelightestareaofthe

imageleadstheviewertowardsthesubject,asifreading

from left to right, and towards the eyes.

PROPORTIONS OF SPACE

The Rule of Thirds

The rule of thirds is a compositional tool that every
photographershouldtaketime tounderstandand master.
Very rarelywhen composingan image dowe place the
mainfocalpointofourshotin themiddle oftheframe.
Imagescomposedinthiswaywilloftenlackanyformof
energyorinterest;withtheviewernotbeingchallengedin
any way theimage becomes static and lifeless, and not
provoking of an emotion.