Composition in the Environment

Composition in the Environment

1. What Environment

   • Scottish Highlands
     • Mountainous
     • Subdued Colours
     • Large Scale
     • Bleak
     • Atmosphere
       • Majestic
       • Ambient
       • Tranquil
       • Overwhelming
       • Beautiful
     • Lochs
       • Reflections
     • History
       • Castles
       • Keeps
       • Symbolism
   • Ben Nevis
     • Very Organic
     • Tallest mountain in the UK
   • Time of Year
     • Autumn
       • Reds and Oranges
     • Weather
       • Rain
       • Cold
       • Leaves
       • Harsh and dangerous in the mountains
     • Vibrant colours

2. Compositional Techniques

   • Rule of Thirds
     • Landscape photos demonstrating this
       • Sky, sea, land proportions
       • Placement of points of interest
       • Using the intersection points and the diagonals
   • Leading lines
     • Walls, bridges and other lines in my photographs, using these effectively
       • Leading the eye through the photograph
   • Framing
     • Using branches or other objects to frame my photographs and draw the eye into the centre
   • Viewpoint
     • Interesting or alternate angles
     • Different perspective

3. What do my images mean?

   • Demonstrating the natural beauty of the rural environement
   • Little human intervention
     • Alterations to the environment that are sympathetic to the original landscape
   • Organic
   • Comparisons with mountains and goals, trying to climb the mountain which has very harsh and dangerous conditions, metaphor for hard work and success