Photography Section February Meeting

Jao van de Lagemaat - Use of Composition in Nature and Landscape Photography: Tutorial and Examples. In this presentation, I will discuss the application of composition principles to nature and landscape photography. This talk will go way beyond the "rule of thirds" and will go into the more abstract principles you might remember from art history. Our photography, seeing as it is a visual medium, can benefit greatly from some awareness of the sort of the guidelines and principles that visual artists such as painters and cinematographers as well as photographers have been applying for ages. I will discuss a number of these principles and work from examples from my own photography. I will also talk about how to use post processing such as framing and masking (a modern version of dodging and burning) to help make your images stand out because of a more balanced composition. Awareness of some of the composition guidelines can even improve your images after you pressed the shutter!