Composition- John Hedgecoe

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Composition on a photography can be very important. There are lots of different types of composition.

Description: composition means the  way in which the photograph is set out and there are different types of composition. It is the arrangement of elements and their relationships to the background of an image.
Rules of photo composition:

• The rule of thirds
• The golden section

Factual: This photo is by the famous photographer John Hedgecoe. He took this photo of Henry Moore.

Context: This photo is set in a studio. There isn't much in the room only Henry. He is standing in the place where your eye naturally spots first. As he is reaching up, it makes us want to see what he may be reaching to and the photo stands out even more. In this photo Henry isn't looking towards the camera, which as I said makes us think what he met be reaching to or what he might be able to see.

Technique: I think this photo was taken just in front of a plain black background. John obviously used an effect to make it black and white but he might not have because the photo was taken in 1967 so photos may of came out black and white naturally. The camera is facing down towards Henry Moore so Hedgecoe obviously wanted us to think maybe there was more to the photo than we think.

Aesthetics: I really like this photo because as it is black and white I think it gives us more to think about. As the camera is facing down towards him, it looks like he is reaching out to the photographer. In this photo even though it is plain I think it tells us a lot about how Henry was feeling and that he was trying to get something across to us. 

The rule of thirds:  The basic principles of the rule of  thirds is to image breaking an image down into thirds, so that you have 9 parts.  As shown below.




The theory of the Rule of thirds is that if you place points of interest in the intersections or along the lines that your photo becomes more balanced and will enable the viewer to interact with the photo more naturally.



Example:

http://digital-photography-school.com/rule-of-thirds