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P H O T O G R A P H Y A S A R T T H E F R A M E S U B J E C T, B A C K G R O U N D , F O R E G R O U N D R U L E O F T H I R D S R U L E O F O D D S H O R I Z O N P E R S P E C T I V E A N D D E P T H F I L L F R A M E L E A D I N G S PA C E S N AT U R A L F R A M I N G

P H O T O G R A P H Y A S A R T

The art of story telling by using images Concept, Mood, Emotion and Props

P R O P O R T I O N S A S P E C T R AT I O H O R I Z O N TA L V E R T I C A L C R O P P I N G S T I T C H I N G

T H E F R A M E

S U B J E C T, B A C K G R O U N D , F O R E G R O U N DE L E M E N T S

R U L E O F T H I R D S

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R U L E O F O D D S

H O R I Z O N .

P E R S P E C T I V E & D E P T H

• Eye Level

• Birds Eye

• Worms Eye

N O S PA C E S O R V E R Y L E S S S PA C E A R O U N D T H E M A I N S U B J E C T

F I L L F R A M E

L E A D I N G S PA C E S

• Leaving space before the way subject is looking towards

F U L L F R A M E H A L F F R A M E

N A T U R A L F R A M I N G

B R E A K T H E R U L E S

– F R E D E R I C K B A R N A R D

“One picture is worth more than 10000 words .”

– A S H O K R A M A M S A N K U

“Thank You .”