Tag Archives: Composition

Exercise: Vertical and Horizontal

Most cameras, DSLRs in particular, are designed ergonomically for use in the horizontal position, resulting in the majority of photographs being taken in this position. Taking a photograph in the vertical position can, with many cameras prove quite awkward. This exercise required me to take a series of photographs with each subject framed in both […]

Exercise: A sequence of composition

This exercise involved recording the way you approach and shoot a subject from the moment you catch sight of a possible photograph, to the final best image you can make of it. As this exercise required a situation that involved people, I headed to the Limerick city milk market, to capture some of the colour and […]

Exercise: Objects in different positions in the frame

This exercise required photographing a single subject set against a large even background. The first photograph was to be composed naturally and quickly without too much thought. The rest of the images were to be taken positioning the subject in different areas of the frame. The above picture, which I composed quickly and naturally using […]