Comments on: Survey the Edges of Your Image http://www.digital-photography-school.com/survey-the-edges-of-your-image Discover how to use your digital camera with our Digital Photography Tips. We are a community of photographers of all experience levels who come together to learn, share and grow in our understanding of photography. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:38:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ciscley http://www.digital-photography-school.com/survey-the-edges-of-your-image/comment-page-1#comment-54169 Ciscley Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:19:32 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5420#comment-54169 Best example images I've seen with any online article. The relevance and especially the progression of the images was a perfect micro-lesson. Best example images I’ve seen with any online article. The relevance and especially the progression of the images was a perfect micro-lesson.

]]> By: Tim Collier http://www.digital-photography-school.com/survey-the-edges-of-your-image/comment-page-1#comment-53468 Tim Collier Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:05:13 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5420#comment-53468 It's very sound advice. You need to slow down just a little when taking images - digital can make us very trigger happy and as a result lazy in our looking. It’s very sound advice. You need to slow down just a little when taking images – digital can make us very trigger happy and as a result lazy in our looking.

]]> By: Sara http://www.digital-photography-school.com/survey-the-edges-of-your-image/comment-page-1#comment-52558 Sara Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:03:45 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5420#comment-52558 That's the great thing about the art of photography - there are no rules. In fact, some of the best photos I have seen break one or more of the so-called rules. So another way you could look at this advice is... Consciously consider your alternatives. People who have an eye for photography do some of this naturally... but I would guess, based on the reading I have done, that all great photographers at some level make conscious decisions about thier composition. That’s the great thing about the art of photography – there are no rules. In fact, some of the best photos I have seen break one or more of the so-called rules. So another way you could look at this advice is… Consciously consider your alternatives. People who have an eye for photography do some of this naturally… but I would guess, based on the reading I have done, that all great photographers at some level make conscious decisions about thier composition.

]]> By: Ahron http://www.digital-photography-school.com/survey-the-edges-of-your-image/comment-page-1#comment-49143 Ahron Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:37:56 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5420#comment-49143 The images at the end of your article break all the rules you talked about in the article. Eliminating the TV did improve the image, and recomposing to include the second boy did work well, but what happened to the rest of your rules? You cut the top of both boys heads off, and you cut the edge off the cake. What ever happened to your "if it's almost whole, make it whole" idea??? Or are they meant to be examples of what you shouldn't do?? The images at the end of your article break all the rules you talked about in the article. Eliminating the TV did improve the image, and recomposing to include the second boy did work well, but what happened to the rest of your rules? You cut the top of both boys heads off, and you cut the edge off the cake. What ever happened to your “if it’s almost whole, make it whole” idea??? Or are they meant to be examples of what you shouldn’t do??

]]> By: Lucian http://www.digital-photography-school.com/survey-the-edges-of-your-image/comment-page-1#comment-49136 Lucian Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:51:28 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5420#comment-49136 great posting, thx ! I do check it rather instinctively, but not with a check-list; I'll pay more attention from now on, thx again !! great posting, thx ! I do check it rather instinctively, but not with a check-list; I’ll pay more attention from now on, thx again !!

]]> By: Slava33 http://www.digital-photography-school.com/survey-the-edges-of-your-image/comment-page-1#comment-48604 Slava33 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:48:37 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5420#comment-48604 @John Second getting rid of three picture restriction from posts like these! This is about photography and a picture is worth two thousand words here :) ! @John

Second getting rid of three picture restriction from posts like these! This is about photography and a picture is worth two thousand words here :) !

]]> By: John http://www.digital-photography-school.com/survey-the-edges-of-your-image/comment-page-1#comment-48589 John Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:20:58 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5420#comment-48589 Sara, Didn't know about the three picture restriction. Doesn't strike me as a good constraint for explaining ideas oriented around visual images. Sara,

Didn’t know about the three picture restriction. Doesn’t strike me as a good constraint for explaining ideas oriented around visual images.

]]> By: Sara http://www.digital-photography-school.com/survey-the-edges-of-your-image/comment-page-1#comment-48582 Sara Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:03:15 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5420#comment-48582 Hi llan... Yes, you could definately darken the TV or even use the clone tool to get rid of it completely. I use these techniques as needed too. For me, it wasn't just about getting rid of the TV, it was about including the cake. (My 350 word limitation cut out some of the explanations in the captions.) The first shot was a nice photo of the boy, my son - more of a traditional portrait composition. In the following photos, I am looking beyond a 'traditional' photograph. I want to tell a complete story within the frame of my photograph. By eliminating negative space and getting my boys head out of the center of the photo, I felt the photo became more dynamic. Also by increasing the importance of secondary subjects - the cake and his brother - the story was strengthed. Looking at a lot of my photos, as a rule, I don't add head room. Adding head room often leaves the subjects face in the center which, for me, violates the rule of thirds (this rule runs deep in my veins thanks to a former teacher.). So I add head room only when I feel the space is needed for the composition, ie to get my subject in the right place or add needed negative space. I guess I enjoy filling the frame, so to speak. Luckily, photography in many aspects is subjective. Hi John... the contest only allowed three photographs to accompany the tip. As you can see I could have talked about these photos, and others, for hours - even though I'm actually as shy as a turnip. Hi llan… Yes, you could definately darken the TV or even use the clone tool to get rid of it completely. I use these techniques as needed too. For me, it wasn’t just about getting rid of the TV, it was about including the cake. (My 350 word limitation cut out some of the explanations in the captions.) The first shot was a nice photo of the boy, my son – more of a traditional portrait composition. In the following photos, I am looking beyond a ‘traditional’ photograph. I want to tell a complete story within the frame of my photograph. By eliminating negative space and getting my boys head out of the center of the photo, I felt the photo became more dynamic. Also by increasing the importance of secondary subjects – the cake and his brother – the story was strengthed. Looking at a lot of my photos, as a rule, I don’t add head room. Adding head room often leaves the subjects face in the center which, for me, violates the rule of thirds (this rule runs deep in my veins thanks to a former teacher.). So I add head room only when I feel the space is needed for the composition, ie to get my subject in the right place or add needed negative space. I guess I enjoy filling the frame, so to speak. Luckily, photography in many aspects is subjective.

Hi John… the contest only allowed three photographs to accompany the tip. As you can see I could have talked about these photos, and others, for hours – even though I’m actually as shy as a turnip.

]]> By: Eric Mesa http://www.digital-photography-school.com/survey-the-edges-of-your-image/comment-page-1#comment-48578 Eric Mesa Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:35:07 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5420#comment-48578 Good job withlime. I like it. I especially liked the images at the end to drive the point home. Good job withlime. I like it. I especially liked the images at the end to drive the point home.

]]> By: mark wallington http://www.digital-photography-school.com/survey-the-edges-of-your-image/comment-page-1#comment-48573 mark wallington Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:29:46 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5420#comment-48573 As a picture framer I often get pictures in that have great composition - but forget that a little space needs to be left so that the image can be mounted. The advice that limbs shouldn't be cut off could go as far as - make sure they have a little space away from the very edge of the image. As a picture framer I often get pictures in that have great composition – but forget that a little space needs to be left so that the image can be mounted. The advice that limbs shouldn’t be cut off could go as far as – make sure they have a little space away from the very edge of the image.

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