What Is Composition?

After the reading complete the following questions on a blog post:

1.     What is composition? Composition is the way you position the subject in your photograph to make it more dynamic and focused.

2.     Why is it important to understand & utilize composition in photography? I think it is important to utilize and understand composition in photography because it is just another way to make your photos more than just a photo. It helps put more emphasis on your subject and increase the meaning in the photo.

3.     Describe aspects of a “snapshot”. A snapshot is more or less just a reminder of a person or moment. A snapshot has nothing to do with focus, or lighting, or depths of field, etc. 

4.     Describe aspects of a “photograph”. A photograph is something that has much thought put into it before it is taken. A photograph has meaning. Your subject is the most important part and it is the only thing that should be seen. 

5.     “Photography is the art of ___Discovery._____________________”

a.     Describe what interests you the most about this art form or what drew you to this form of communication. The thing that interested me most is how a snapshot is so different from a photograph. I have never looked at it that way. A snapshot is just a way to remember things, while a photograph has true meaning.