Composition is an instrument through which we create harmony and order in the photo. Composition - it is something through which the author leads the viewer through a multitude of insignificant elements of the image to its basic idea for the feelings, the mood, the very essence of photography, to its meaning. And while you often hear about different methods of composition - it is not composition. It is only then, with the help of which it is achieved. A cornerstone of any picture is its simplicity. Strive for simplicity - this is the basic premise, which will help you in building your composition. Unfortunately, the simplicity - it is not lack of effort in creating a composition. Simplicity isn’t achieved easy. Here’s a pun. However, - you need simplicity. This is a hard work.
Indeed, to make the viewer understand your idea, nothing should distract him. If the photo has a few points of interest, competing among themselves for the attention of the viewer, the more likely you will not be able to clearly express their idea. In order to achieve simplicity, you should clearly understand what the subject of your shoot is. If you have identified with the object, then to achieve simplicity of its display – it’s already the case technology. Much harder when you’re shooting something that does not contain explicit language. To achieve simplicity in this case is quite complicated. How will you exclude from the frame distracting elements, if you do not know what you want to focus the attention of your audience? What will you shoot? Someone very clever now say: “We must simply trust in intuition.” Well, not a bad idea. It is well followed by most of the professionals.

Of course, they do not stand and not plague a question about the center of interest and minor elements. The point is that these questions have already been asked. Once upon a time. And now they do not want to ask again.
If you have ever learned driving a car, you remember how hard it all began. As it was difficult to synchronize the movement of the feet and hands. And you ordered the legs to start. Do you think about them now? Of course not. Here it is - simple. But whether are you just a dalos? Probably not.
Also is in the photo. You will have to work on yourself in now while your photographic intuition reaches automaticity in the gearshift. ” Ask yourself What do you intend to take pictures and then take pictures of just that. It sounds pretty simple. But to do this … you will have already guessed …
From the simple - which is the foundation of your composition - we are moving on to the rules and principles that will help bring some order in your photo. Bring harmony and balance. Sometimes the tension. Or better, of course - all at once. Index - do not overdo! And it would be inedible …

Your great shot will be a masterpiece only after you have it for the viewer’s consideration. Although already in the near future when in the galleries or on the walls of apartments will be hanging plasma panels to show pictures (desktop digital frame is already being sold in stores), but the easiest way to objectification for a masterpiece is to be printed.

With new low-cost inkjet printers it became possible to print photos directly at home, but the main thing - it became possible to control the quality and the printing process.
Manage the process - it is very important. Probably, every owner of the camera at least once been in this situation: you come to the lab to get photos, but they are…
Too red…
Too blue …
Too muddy!
… So these are not your photos!

Therefore, this is a safe way to print pictures at home. You will have to spend on a paper (which is the better the expensive!) And ink (which may be original - that is, from the manufacturer of your printer and are cheaper - that is, not from the manufacturer of your printer).

Make high-quality print at home is not so simple. First of all, the printer and you need to calibrate your monitor, which will have to use special equipment. Will also need skills in the management of color (color management), change the contrast, color saturation, and many other characteristics of the image. All this can be found in our alphabet.

However, you can not do all this by yourself and find professionals who for a reasonable money will do everything for you. Recently, these services have become more and more. Here it is important not to err in the selection.

Digital Photography is different.

Pictures are often taken only to stop any moment, to preserve the memory of the events or places where people have been - we call this genre of “Me and a palm tree.” But sometimes we want to take something that will arouse emotions regardless of the memories, I would like to make a shot, which will hang on the wall as if it opens a window into another world - where we have not been and unlikely to will. Window to the world of art.

Yes, this will be the art that you create yourself - is not Michelangelo, not Sarian not Malevitch - namely you. And why not? It is accessible to everyone.

It is those who seek to do this picture and to read our alphabet. For the photo class I and a palm tree, “all this knowledge is not needed - modern digital cameras are so easy to use and so complex in that they allow to shot ” chronicles of the life “without the slightest effort, without overloading the spiritual - and with excellent results, which can be collected in a photo album thick 10×15 cm.

How to define - the art or not?

If you look at someone else’s photo you sorry that you have not done it - it is art. Joke.

We all know well our masterpieces- just do not try to convince yourself otherwise. Some photographers so persistently trying to achieve absolute perfection, that the mere ordinary luck gets neglected. And thus impoverishes and themselves, and us. Others, on the contrary, each sees only his own snapshot with the pink filter and denies himself luxuries of critical appraisal.

If you can avoid these extremes (and the extremes are always very dangerous), it remains only to heed the inner voice. Your own. He will never disappoint you. Indeed, the main thing - that you like the photo as a creator.

And if you like the photo - it is art.