A New Approach to Pictorial Composition |
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action aerial perspective arrangement artist background balance better black border boat camera carries the eye center interest center of interest CHAPTER circle circular clouds corner curve dark mass darkened decorative or panel detracts diagonal form direction distance distracting divided interest division of area edge eliminated entrance example exit eye is attracted eye travels Figure 17 Figure 31 foreground form of composition found line girl head high key picture horizontal action illustrates improved included leave the picture light tone lighter areas lighter in tone linear perspective looking lost and found movement oars oval PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY Perspective of Diminishing photographic quality pictorial picture area picture's placed placement point in Figure portraits radiate rectangle rest road rule of thirds shape shown in Figure shows slanting small figure smaller subject matter suggested taken third dimension tion tree trunk triangular ture type of picture vertical lines white area