338th Show & Tell Competition: The importance of composition
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2014 12:24 pmSomeone said very rightly:
“ Composition is a way of guiding the viewer’s eye towards the most important elements of your work, sometimes – in a very specific order.
A good composition can help make a masterpiece even out of the dullest objects and subjects in the plainest of environments.
On the other hand, a bad composition can ruin a photograph completely, despite how interesting the subject may be.
A poorly judged composition is also not something you can usually fix in post-processing, unlike simple and common exposure or white balance errors.”
In this competition I’d be happy to see your best examples of a personalized and effective composition of every kind of photography, from portraiture to still life, from landscape scenes, to candid street life.
You have a broad choice of subjects, according to your personal liking.
My criterion of choice won’t be based on the subject, but strictly on the composition of the picture.
I have a lot to learn on this topic, so the photos of mine I post here below are not to be considered good examples at all, but they are just to give an idea of what I mean, even though I didn’t manage to achieve any special talent in composition yet.
Thank you for joining the competition.
I look forward to seeing and enjoying your photos.
Submissions will be closed on Friday the 24th of October 2014 at 12:24:17 UTC
Posting Photos for a Contest
1. Photos must be hosted on pbase.com
2. Maximum of 3 photos per contest.
3. Photos must be embedded in your post. See the following link for how to do this http://forum.pbase.com/viewtopic.php?t=18022
4. Post only medium versions of your picture using the PB-Image button
5. The host is not eligible for their own contest.
6. Any picture you've taken is eligible, regardless of date taken and camera, as long as it hasn't already won another contest.
7. You can do all the post processing you want.
Winning and Running a Contest
1. If you enter the Show and Tell Contest, please note the closing date and be sure to check back to see if you won.
2. If you win the Show and Tell Contest and cannot run the next one, please notify the person running the contest immediately, so they can notify the second place winner.
3. If you decide to run the next contest, please post the new contest within 24 hours.
4. When the contest ends, please post the winners within 24-48 hours. (If you keep an eye on entries during the week, you will have a good idea of your favorites by the time the contest ends, and be able to more quickly post your winners.)
5. If you know you will not be able to post a contest, judge it, and post winners, within these timeframes, please do not start one. Instead, notify the person running the contest, so they can pass it on to the second place winner.
6. Pick first, second, and third place winners. You may include up to 5 honorable mentions.
7. Include these rules in the body of your contest.
Competition History available at viewtopic.php?f=9&t=42757
“ Composition is a way of guiding the viewer’s eye towards the most important elements of your work, sometimes – in a very specific order.
A good composition can help make a masterpiece even out of the dullest objects and subjects in the plainest of environments.
On the other hand, a bad composition can ruin a photograph completely, despite how interesting the subject may be.
A poorly judged composition is also not something you can usually fix in post-processing, unlike simple and common exposure or white balance errors.”
In this competition I’d be happy to see your best examples of a personalized and effective composition of every kind of photography, from portraiture to still life, from landscape scenes, to candid street life.
You have a broad choice of subjects, according to your personal liking.
My criterion of choice won’t be based on the subject, but strictly on the composition of the picture.
I have a lot to learn on this topic, so the photos of mine I post here below are not to be considered good examples at all, but they are just to give an idea of what I mean, even though I didn’t manage to achieve any special talent in composition yet.
Thank you for joining the competition.
I look forward to seeing and enjoying your photos.
Submissions will be closed on Friday the 24th of October 2014 at 12:24:17 UTC
Posting Photos for a Contest
1. Photos must be hosted on pbase.com
2. Maximum of 3 photos per contest.
3. Photos must be embedded in your post. See the following link for how to do this http://forum.pbase.com/viewtopic.php?t=18022
4. Post only medium versions of your picture using the PB-Image button
5. The host is not eligible for their own contest.
6. Any picture you've taken is eligible, regardless of date taken and camera, as long as it hasn't already won another contest.
7. You can do all the post processing you want.
Winning and Running a Contest
1. If you enter the Show and Tell Contest, please note the closing date and be sure to check back to see if you won.
2. If you win the Show and Tell Contest and cannot run the next one, please notify the person running the contest immediately, so they can notify the second place winner.
3. If you decide to run the next contest, please post the new contest within 24 hours.
4. When the contest ends, please post the winners within 24-48 hours. (If you keep an eye on entries during the week, you will have a good idea of your favorites by the time the contest ends, and be able to more quickly post your winners.)
5. If you know you will not be able to post a contest, judge it, and post winners, within these timeframes, please do not start one. Instead, notify the person running the contest, so they can pass it on to the second place winner.
6. Pick first, second, and third place winners. You may include up to 5 honorable mentions.
7. Include these rules in the body of your contest.
Competition History available at viewtopic.php?f=9&t=42757
