SymmetrySettings: ISO-400 SS-1/250 F/2 Thought Process: One of the simplest compositional strategies is symmetry. Symmetry ensures left-right balance and is not too difficult to achieve (depending on the photo), this photo is well balanced because it has the same subject matter left-right. Getting into detail the left boot has more light which in my opinion makes it draw the eye lightly more, however the lined in the background act as leading lines and help guide the eyes back to the right side. Aside from symmetry this photo also has some pattern with the laces and diagonal lines with the background texture. Asymmetrical BalanceSettings: ISO-400 SS-1/250 F/2 Thought Process: Unlike symmetry, asymmetrical balance is more difficult to find and in my opinion harder to achieve. This photo has a bright white spot on the right side which immediately draws the eye (on a white backdrop it does not have the same effect). The texture on the left side however helps balance it out and adds equal visual weight to the left side. The chain in the center is the main focus of the photo because it contrasts the lighter sides and because the pole acts as a leading line directing the focus to the chain. Wide Frame/PanoramaSettings: ISO-800 SS-1/100 F/11 Thought Process: Wide frames are easier to balance than any other shape of photo. To achieve this photo I balances out a standard sized photo and cropped it to make it panorama-like. Once again I used symmetry as a basic balancing strategy and just adjusted the photo size to make it a wide frame. This photo also has pattern and leading lines as well as some general rule of thirds. Broken BalanceSettings: ISO-800 SS-1/125 F/4
Thought Process: My original plan with this photo was to place the focus of the photo near the edge of the frame (which is not a rule of good balance). Looking on my camera screen I thought that I had successfully broken the rules, however now that I look at it the vertical strip is almost on the rule of thirds line but more clearly there is another vertical line on the right side of the frame almost exactly on the rule of thirds line that balances the photo out more.
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1)Left-Right Balance
2) Balance vs ImbalanceWhen your photo has balance it has an overall serene appearance than an unbalanced photo. When your photo is unbalanced, it skews the visual attention towards the subject matter and created a less serene appearance. 3) Symmetrythe same. The issue with symmetrical photography is that most scenes are not perfectly symmetrical, and symmetry can become repetitious and "old" if it is overused. 4) Asymmetrical Balance5) What Attracts the Eye?6)Putting Balance Into Practice
7) Imbalance
8) Balancing Vertical Frames
9) PanoramasPanoramas are nearly opposites to vertical photos when it comes to balancing. A panorama is typically quite simple to balance because it has more space to offset subjects and find left-right balance. 10) Small Subjects11) Post ProcessingPost processing in a program like photo shop can change a photo's balance completely. Adjusting exposure, altering the contrast of a certain area, and even cropping can take an unbalanced photo and balance it.
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