Composition Fundamentals - David Johnston

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    One of the most basic and most important things you can do to improve your photography is to understand the essentials of outdoor photography composition.

    This is the part of photography many people skip because they would rather hurry up and hit the trails. However, spending time to learn outdoor photography composition essentials pays huge dividends to the quality of your photograph construction in the long run. Often times, the success of a photograph hinges on the success of the organization of subjects within the frame.

    To help you with composition, this class will demonstrate:

    • Subject placement using specific framing grids
    • Horizon lines and where to place them
    • How perspectives change a photograph
    • Framing and telling a story
    • Complimentary color composition
    • Leading lines
    • Foregrounds, midgrounds, and backgrounds
    • Hyperfocal distances
    • When to break the rules
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