ABSTRACT

Getting a good image is about finding a good subject and orienting yourself so that you can capture the moment. It’s about where you stand in relation to your subject. Forget, mostly, about the camera in your hands and learn to see the scene in a way that will make the image work. In the last section, we covered framing, which is a lot about how you hold and orient the camera in relation to your subject. In this section, we’ll talk about the barest fundamentals of orienting yourself in relation to your subject to get an image that communicates. In most cases, this is the visual grammar developed from the fine arts of a well lit human face.