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mitch96

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5. I was talking to a painter friend of mine about my trouble with composition "on the fly" She said in a quick shot

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 18, 2024, 12:47 PM

Jan 2024

Look for angles/leading lines to the subject and find contrast.. or as she put it.. "tension"..
I started looking at Professional photographers "quick shots" and a lot of what she said showed up..
Works for me!
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Lines & angles [View all] Mousetoescamper Jan 2024 OP

This isn't just about lines and angles, my dear Mousetoescamper! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2024 #1

Thanks and you're welcome, Peggy! I'm glad that you find it interesting. Mousetoescamper Jan 2024 #3

I was talking to a painter friend of mine about my trouble with composition "on the fly" She said in a quick shot mitch96 Jan 2024 #5

Composed on the fly when the right angles caught my eye Mousetoescamper Jan 2024 #6

I started my photographic "tour" before photoshop. We would crop the negative in the darkroom to get things like mitch96 Jan 2024 #7

I started with a 35mm film camera in the mid-1970s Mousetoescamper Jan 2024 #9

A lot is going on in your photo! Callalily Jan 2024 #2

Probably needed a provocative title. Mousetoescamper Jan 2024 #4

Nice! justaprogressive Jan 2024 #8

Thanks! Mousetoescamper Jan 2024 #10