Assignment 3: Composition

Composition is the arrangement that is placed in a photo. It is the way visual elements help a photo. 
This photo particularly is a perfect example of composition, the hands being placed in the triangle shape form a natural frame that makes the face become the main thing you look out. The way the lighting has been placed also brings your attention straight away to the face as it is the brightest thing on the photograph. The lighting has also emphasized the places which the photographer obviously thinks are the most important to look at. The whole photo is one colour but the different shades and patterns really bring it together. This photo also uses the rule of thirds, the first and the third being pretty much identical, but the second being right in the centre meaning his face is the first thing you look at. 

This website really helps with getting the correct composition, resulting in you taking better photos:
                                     
http://photo.tutsplus.com/articles/photography-fundamentals-articles/14-composition-technique-that-will-instantly-improve-your-photos/

John Hedgecoe is the photographer and this photo was taken in film, so it was before digital cameras were available. This shot is a man who's face is naturally framed by his own hands in a triangular shape. A lot of Hedgecoes work was in black and white and was also done in film. This photo was taken with light coming from above to frame the mans face and body shape. It  was placed perfectly to bring in focus on his head and less on his hands. I really like the look of this photo, its just so plain and looks so simple to re create, but at the same time every detail had to be perfect to come out with a photo like this so i imagine it would be difficult to master the skills it took to create it.