Simplicity of Composition
Capture the Moment, and Don’t Worry About the Rules of Composition
If you’re like me, sometimes you’ll think too much when it comes to photography. Take composition for example. Have you ever spent too much time trying to compose a shot, and have it come out yucky anyway? We all have Here’s a new rule for you, capture the image that’s in front of you, and worry about the rules of composition another time.
Once and a while, you’re gonna get an article from me that isn’t what you’d expect from a photographer that’s hung up on composition. There are many rules of composition and technical aspects of photography. Personally, to keep my interest up and to see how far I can go, I like to break the rules, and push the boundaries a bit. Sometimes that means just simplifying things. In photographic terms, forget about the rules and just capture the image.
In my example I’m showing is a photograph I took this past summer on the Delaware shore. I had just completed shooting the “magic light” of sunrise right on the oceans edge. I was out for a certain type of image that day, close up’s of water and the reflection of the sun climbing above the horizon. I was all packed up and heading back home for the morning. Turning around while walking off the boardwalk, coffee in one hand, tripod in the other, I stumbled upon this scene.
Tired, packed up, I just wanted to get a quick shot of the wooden fence and the ocean and sun rising in the background. I did use my tripod on this shot, and it took an entire 10 seconds to set up and shoot. Didn’t bother bracketing, getting different exposures etc…, I just took the frame, and wandered off. Either by chance or lack of technique, this happened to be one of my best shots of the week. Sometimes, you don’t have to think, just do.
Didn’t Master Yoda say that once?
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