Street Photography Composition: Triangles

Josef Koudelka / CZECHOSLOVAKIA. Slovakia. Zehra. 1967. Gypsies
(diagram added by Eric Kim)

Here is another great post from Eric Kim about composition and street photography. In it, he talks about  the use of triangles as a compositional technique, something that we didn't look at in class this week. The article can be found here.

As one of the commenters pointed out, we as photographers have to be careful not to use these compositional techniques as crutches that stifle our freedom and creativity. However, learning how to see them as we look at the world through our viewfinder and as we edit our photos can mean the difference between a good photo and a great photo.

What do you think?

11 Lessons Diane Arbus Can Teach You About Street Photography

Eric Kim posted a great article on Diane Arbus and what she can teach us for our own photography (along with some amazing quotes) that you can read here.

What do you think? Does anything that she says resonate with how you see and photograph the world?

Street Photography

Want to see more images by the photographers that we discussed in class this week? Here are links to their work:

Eugene Atget

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Robert Frank

Diane Arbus

Garry Winogrand

Vivian Maier

Daido Moriyama

Bruce Davidson

Zoe Strauss

Are there other street photographers that inspire you? Tell us about them in the comments or share their work on your blog!

Rules of Composition

In case you'd like a refresher, here is a short overview of the 10 "rules" of composition:
http://www.photographymad.com/pages/view/10-top-photography-composition-rules

Photoshop Tutorials

Hi everyone!

Here are the basic tutorial videos to watch before our next class. We will be covering the stuff covered in these videos in greater detail next week, but this will help familiarize you with the tools and concepts beforehand. Some of the things covered will become much more clear when we start working with the program, so be sure to make note of any questions that you have and bring them to class next week.

Photoshop Basic Tools:

Camera Raw Workflow:

Know Your Rights!

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and the Gregory Brothers break it down for you:

Blog Roll

Here are the links to everyone's blogs:

Ben Ackert: http://benackert.blogspot.com

Blythe Calderley: http://blythevi.blogspot.com

Ally Friedman: http://allyphoto12.blogspot.com

Daena-lee Gayle: http://daenaleegayle.wordpress.com/

Luca Nicolas: http://infrequentphotos.blogspot.com

Jordyn Pasinkoff: https://plus.google.com/112040670468819485916/posts

Isabella Petito: http://bellapphotography.blogspot.com

Olivia Quinton: http://miss-o-photography.blogspot.com 

Aliza Sabin: http://alizasabinphotogrpahy.wordpress.com

Kate Seaman: http://kateseaman.wordpress.com/

Isabel Sorenson: http://isabelsorenson.wordpress.com

Francesca Vergopia: http://francescavergopia.blogspot.com

Ruby Wald: http://rubys-photos.blogspot.com/

Liya Wu: http://liyajade.wordpress.com

Allyce Yang: http://allyceyang.blogspot.com/