Photography: The Basic Principals

We are beginning to learn the Basic Elements and Principals of photography in class and we are going to take some tips from National Geography photographer Steve McCurry who's images are featured in the video above. This week you will be asked to take images that reflect his 9 tips which are listed below then edit those images using Adobe Photoshop. The finished images are due on Monday October 24 and we will critique the photos together as a class.

1. Rule of Thirds
2. Leading Lines
3. Diagonals
4. Framing
5. Figure to Ground
6. Fill the Frame
7. Center Dominant Eye
8. Patterns & Repetition
9. Symmetry

Steve McCurry's work is pretty amazing so we'll take a look at his process in class and hear him talk a little bit about his work and the stories behind them.  Here's an extra glimpse of McCurry discussing his work.