Composition: Shooting With Intent

Description ”Composition : Shooting With Intent”

Mark Battista, Artist and Fine Art Photographer, will share his insight on composition to create images that tell a story, effectively communicate an idea and express an emotion. Come explore ways of taking your photography to a whole new level through the use of compositional strategies to create more visually impactful images. Mark’s years of training and working as a painter has influenced how he arranges elements in his photographic images. Discover ways of composing inspired by master painters of the past and learn how to apply those skills to your photographic imagery.
Topics covered include:

• THE ELEMENTS OF ART
• Line
• Shape
• Color
• Value
• PRINCIPALS OF DESIGN
• Creating a focal point through contrast of tone, color or area of focus
• Point of view/ framing a subject
• Balance and visual weight vs. “Rules”

Length 1.5-2 hr.

Availability Though camera club’s Zoom program

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