Choose your shapes to reflect the message you want to convey. The secondary shapes lend a more dynamic feel to the picture. If you choose a primary shape for your image, it tends to give it a sense of stability and regularity. In other words, use only triangles, or only rectangles, rather than having a mix of circles, triangles, and squares all in the same image. It is best to use a small number of different shapes in a single image (one, or at most two). Secondary shapes are variations on those, i.e., rectangles, ovals, skewed triangles, as well as more complex shapes like stars.Īppropriate use of shapes in your image can lend it a sense of structure and organization. The primary shapes are squares, circles and equilateral or isosceles triangles.
Isosceles triangles have 2 sides the same length. Remember your geometry lessons from school? Equilateral triangles have all 3 sides the same length. And then the object is dismissed without noticing the graceful curve of the branch, or the way the wind is blowing through the leaves, or the silhouette that it forms against the skyline – all potential photographic opportunities. When that happens, we miss out on really seeing. Once we identify and label an object, we often don’t look any further. However, the brain’s labeling system works against the photographer. Without this labeling and categorizing mechanism, we would become overwhelmed with information.
This voice that labels objects around us is essential in a world where we are constantly bombarded by visual stimuli. “Flower!” it exclaims loudly and proudly. When you see a flower, your brain rushes to label it. Labelingīefore we dive into a discussion about picture composition and shapes, let’s talk about how we see the world.
ELEMENT PICTURE SHAPES HOW TO
Learn how to use shapes effectively to convey emotion and meaning in your photographic compositions. Shapes are one of the fundamental visual design elements of photography.
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