Composition-Pop photography - oversize-images

normhead · 02-10-2016, 07:53 AM - **4 Likes**

Originally posted on the forum 01-20-2011, links are broken etc. reposted with images posted on Picasa instead of Image Shack

During my years teaching photography this article, close to 25 years old was probably the most understandable. While it's probably fairly common to get the students working on different aspects of composition, and my students had to produce at least 3 photos making use of the elements, the principles and the rules, this article tended to put things in perspective in terms of their place in composition.. Before you get too critical of someone else's composition in the critique section.. you might want to read it. I've posted the cover, the rest click on the links to download if you're interested.

At the normal web viewing size, the images were not easily readable.

Rather than force everyone who clicks on the title to download the images, I'll just provide links to the images.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_g0jOB9Bgu8/VrtMQRk77uI/AAAAAAAAAXk/SPclw...tography_2.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-w406qBvTObo/VrtMMVTjOUI/AAAAAAAAAXk/4EgO5...tography_3.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6S54B7VCgb0/VrtMVMa-cAI/AAAAAAAAAXk/fhMzs...tography_4.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cjNdIU1Xdbo/VrtMULZsAcI/AAAAAAAAAXk/8xOPu...tography_5.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ivDBhZCbUng/VrtMV7KHxdI/AAAAAAAAAXk/7_qWZ...graphy_6-1.jpg

Last edited by normhead; 02-10-2016 at 10:14 AM.

bertwert · 02-10-2016, 08:26 AM

Thanks Norm, it's a good read.

normhead · 02-10-2016, 08:37 AM

Originally posted by bertwert

Thanks Norm, it's a good read.

It's still my favourite after all these years. Detailed enough to touch all the issues, short enough to not mess with my ADD attention span.

**paulh** · 02-10-2016, 08:40 AM

Thanks Norm - I'll give this a look when I get some time!

normhead · 02-10-2016, 09:00 AM

Yes, do that...

I still read it from time to time.

It's a good refresher course, just in case you forgot what you were doing.

ofer4 · 02-10-2016, 09:03 AM

Good stuff, Norm...thanks!

**boriscleto** · 02-10-2016, 09:04 AM

I'll have to see if that issue is in my basement. I'd like to read the computer article for a laugh...Photoshop was 2 years old at that point...I graduated high school the month that magazine would have been on the shelves...

a5m · 02-10-2016, 09:05 AM

Good read, a blast to the past. Thanks for posting.

normhead · 02-10-2016, 10:15 AM

Originally posted by ofer4

Good stuff, Norm...thanks!

No problem...

Originally posted by boriscleto

I'll have to see if that issue is in my basement. I'd like to read the computer article for a laugh...Photoshop was 2 years old at that point...I graduated high school the month that magazine would have been on the shelves...

Yet you're almost as grumpy as me....

Originally posted by a5m

Good read, a blast to the past. Thanks for posting.

Glad you enjoyed it.

**boriscleto** · 02-10-2016, 10:17 AM

Originally posted by normhead

Yet you're almost as grumpy as me....

I come from a long line of grumpy people

normhead · 02-10-2016, 10:32 AM

Originally posted by boriscleto

I come from a long line of grumpy people

I'm more of a self made man.

bertwert · 02-10-2016, 12:51 PM

BTW Norm, I've learned more things from you and the rest of the forum than I have in a photography course I'm doing for school...

normhead · 02-10-2016, 02:26 PM

Originally posted by bertwert

BTW Norm, I've learned more things from you and the rest of the forum than I have in a photography course I'm doing for school...

Being a former tech teacher, I can sympathize. I used to tell my students (If you were my apprentice in a cabinet shop, I could teach you more in 6 weeks, that you'll learn if you take this course for 3 semesters." When you teach to a group, you have to teach to the slowest least comprehending member of that group. And your smart people are bored.

bertwert · 02-10-2016, 02:28 PM

Originally posted by normhead

Being a former tech teacher, I can sympathize. I used to tell my students (If you were my apprentice in a cabinet shop, I could teach you more in 6 weeks, that you'll learn if you take this course for 3 semesters." When you teach to a group, you have to teach to the slowest least comprehending member of that group. And your smart people are bored.

Being on online course I can do it my own time, finished it very quickly.
In the end I already new everything, and the teacher had never heard of Pentax

Dipsoid · 02-10-2016, 06:14 PM

Great stuff! It's nice to see some good thought put into explaining effective composition. All I ever hear photographers talk about in terms of composition is the rule of thirds. There's a whole slew of design fundamentals that they ignore by keeping to just the rule of thirds.

02-10-2016, 07:53 AM - 4 Likes	#1
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Composition-Pop photography - oversize-images Originally posted on the forum 01-20-2011, links are broken etc. reposted with images posted on Picasa instead of Image Shack During my years teaching photography this article, close to 25 years old was probably the most understandable. While it's probably fairly common to get the students working on different aspects of composition, and my students had to produce at least 3 photos making use of the elements, the principles and the rules, this article tended to put things in perspective in terms of their place in composition.. Before you get too critical of someone else's composition in the critique section.. you might want to read it. I've posted the cover, the rest click on the links to download if you're interested. At the normal web viewing size, the images were not easily readable. Rather than force everyone who clicks on the title to download the images, I'll just provide links to the images. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_g0jOB9Bgu8/VrtMQRk77uI/AAAAAAAAAXk/SPclw...tography_2.JPG https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-w406qBvTObo/VrtMMVTjOUI/AAAAAAAAAXk/4EgO5...tography_3.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6S54B7VCgb0/VrtMVMa-cAI/AAAAAAAAAXk/fhMzs...tography_4.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cjNdIU1Xdbo/VrtMULZsAcI/AAAAAAAAAXk/8xOPu...tography_5.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ivDBhZCbUng/VrtMV7KHxdI/AAAAAAAAAXk/7_qWZ...graphy_6-1.jpg Last edited by normhead; 02-10-2016 at 10:14 AM.

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02-10-2016, 08:26 AM	#2
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,173	Thanks Norm, it's a good read.

02-10-2016, 08:37 AM	#3
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451 Original Poster	Originally posted by bertwert Thanks Norm, it's a good read. It's still my favourite after all these years. Detailed enough to touch all the issues, short enough to not mess with my ADD attention span.

02-10-2016, 08:40 AM	#4
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,273	Thanks Norm - I'll give this a look when I get some time!

02-10-2016, 09:00 AM	#5
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451 Original Poster	Yes, do that... I still read it from time to time. It's a good refresher course, just in case you forgot what you were doing.

02-10-2016, 09:03 AM	#6
ofer4 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Utah Posts: 428	Good stuff, Norm...thanks!

02-10-2016, 09:04 AM	#7
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475	I'll have to see if that issue is in my basement. I'd like to read the computer article for a laugh...Photoshop was 2 years old at that point...I graduated high school the month that magazine would have been on the shelves...

02-10-2016, 09:05 AM	#8
a5m Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 576	Good read, a blast to the past. Thanks for posting.

02-10-2016, 10:15 AM	#9
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451 Original Poster	Originally posted by ofer4 Good stuff, Norm...thanks! No problem... Originally posted by boriscleto I'll have to see if that issue is in my basement. I'd like to read the computer article for a laugh...Photoshop was 2 years old at that point...I graduated high school the month that magazine would have been on the shelves... Yet you're almost as grumpy as me.... Originally posted by a5m Good read, a blast to the past. Thanks for posting. Glad you enjoyed it.

02-10-2016, 10:17 AM	#10
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475	Originally posted by normhead Yet you're almost as grumpy as me.... I come from a long line of grumpy people

02-10-2016, 10:32 AM	#11
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451 Original Poster	Originally posted by boriscleto I come from a long line of grumpy people I'm more of a self made man.

02-10-2016, 12:51 PM	#12
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,173	BTW Norm, I've learned more things from you and the rest of the forum than I have in a photography course I'm doing for school...

02-10-2016, 02:26 PM	#13
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451 Original Poster	Originally posted by bertwert BTW Norm, I've learned more things from you and the rest of the forum than I have in a photography course I'm doing for school... Being a former tech teacher, I can sympathize. I used to tell my students (If you were my apprentice in a cabinet shop, I could teach you more in 6 weeks, that you'll learn if you take this course for 3 semesters." When you teach to a group, you have to teach to the slowest least comprehending member of that group. And your smart people are bored.

02-10-2016, 02:28 PM	#14
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,173	Originally posted by normhead Being a former tech teacher, I can sympathize. I used to tell my students (If you were my apprentice in a cabinet shop, I could teach you more in 6 weeks, that you'll learn if you take this course for 3 semesters." When you teach to a group, you have to teach to the slowest least comprehending member of that group. And your smart people are bored. Being on online course I can do it my own time, finished it very quickly. In the end I already new everything, and the teacher had never heard of Pentax

02-10-2016, 06:14 PM	#15
Dipsoid Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 241	Great stuff! It's nice to see some good thought put into explaining effective composition. All I ever hear photographers talk about in terms of composition is the rule of thirds. There's a whole slew of design fundamentals that they ignore by keeping to just the rule of thirds.