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Which one is important, composition or camera?

Good photos are not always captured using expensive camera. What makes good photo is the story behind the image. Capturing good photos require planning, nevertheless highly impact photos usually captured at a point what we so called as LUCK, because you were at the scene and the camera was at your hand. Most of the time good photos were captured at leisure, as such, great planning was undertaken. This what we called partly as COMPOSITION. Expensive camera may helps in enhancing the composition, to produce high quality prints (pixels) and post-shooting processes i.e high dynamic range (HDR) which requires capturing several photos using bracketing exposure. Composition in combination with good camera will usually produce excellent image. Several composition tips that I have learnt from my guru will be shared in the next post.

The Rule of Thirds
The basic composition rules include the RULE OF THIRDS. This rule is about how to position the subject in the photo. Actually, it’s not really a rule but rather a guideline for making  framed photos. The rule of thirds is used as a guide in the off-center placement of the subjects. Before the picture is snapped, imagine the photo area is divided into three section both horizontally and vertically (look example above). The intersections of the imaginary lines suggest four options for placing the subject or focus for good composition. This will add a great deal of dramatic interest by placing the subject at any of the four points where the lines cross. The option selected depends upon the subject and how the subject will be presented. Think about direction of motion or face. Nevertheless, as mentioned earlier, this is just a guide. In some cases, this rule may worsen the photo composition. Do try to capture several photos using this guide and see the results.

Kuala Merang, Terengganu
Practical examples of the rule of thirds. Look at the above photo (Kuala Merang, Terengganu), did you noticed the position of the horizon (the line between the sky and sea). It was placed at the upper horizontal line and the tips of the boats was located at the bottom right cross of the lines. In the following photo, observed the position of the couple and a bigger space was given in front of the couple which I call the BREATHING SPACE.

A Malay wedding
 (This post was transfered from my previous blog)
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