composition

Composition is the arrangement of visual elements in a work of art.Another word for it is "putting together" and can be for any kind of art...Basically putting it all together and it can be like symmetry and just making sure it is level and in line with everything.leading the eye through the piece of art..

Rule of thirds
This is a guideline for visual artists and photographers and is thought to be a simplification of the golden mean,which is a ratio that has been used for centuries as a composition..When two things are in the proportion of 1:1:618,they are said to be the golden mean.
Dividing the parts of an image according to this proportion helps to create a pleasing, balanced composition.




Rule of odds 

The "rule of odds" states that by framing the object of interest with an even number of surrounding objects, it becomes more comforting to the eye, thus creates a feeling of ease and pleasure.So its all about deciding on how many elements or items you want in your composition,and making it an odd number creates more of a dynamic piece..
These makes it so that your eye and brain cant pair them up or group it together and keeps your eye moving across the composition..



In the picute on the left,you can count how many brushes in the pot there are easy...the one on the right,not so easy,but makes more of a better composition in the rule of odds..as it takes you longer to look at it and more interesting in an odd way..the one on the left seems quite boring and uninteresting to look at in some way or another,just because of one slight change it changes the whole concept of the painting..how odd.


Line composition is one of the many elements of deisign in compostition..The visual path that enables the eye to move within the piece..They are also strongly influenced by tone, color, and repetition in relation to the rest of the photograph..
Vertical creates a bold statement  
Horizontal indicates stability but in a much more calming way..
Diagonol creates a sense of energy of motion!..
Organic lines introduce a sense of chaos and complexity..
Curved lines create a sense of flow within the image..
Joe rosenthal
                                                               
Huroshi Sugimoto..


Charles sheeler


Robert Mapplethorpe
 

As I was looking through my mums old art stuff..I came across an intrested frame and I noticed it had lines of composition on it and when I asked her about it she said she used it to see where the balance,lines and symmetry is in a photo or piece of art.. or before she was about to paint..It really interested me and I was very happy and lucky to have found this as we're working on composition at the minute... 

 

I tried it out on some pictures I got up on google images