Cityscape Photography: Shape and Perspective
Composition and Shape Making
A course by Andrew Moore , Photographer
About the video: Composition and Shape Making
Overview
“In this lesson, I will talk about some basic principles of composition, such as perspective, lines, frames, edges, tension, and symmetry. ”
In this video lesson Andrew Moore addresses the topic: Composition and Shape Making, which is part of the Domestika online course: Cityscape Photography: Shape and Perspective. Explore composition, perspective, color, and light to capture urban scenes that are deeply infused with your own point of view.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Composition and Shape Making In the previous lesson, we talked about architecture as a metaphor and the way that structures, cities, and buildings have been used by various painters, graphic designers, graphic artists, and photographers. In this lesson, we'll talk about composition and shape making. Here, we'll look at a photograph taken by Henri Cartier-Bresson in Harlem. It shows a young woman with an incredible hat and a guy in the background who's admiring and looking at her. What's the importance or the reason for composition? How does composition work? It's about physically connecti...”
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Course summary for: Cityscape Photography: Shape and Perspective
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Architectural Photography, Digital Photography, Outdoor Photography
Andrew Moore
A course by Andrew Moore
Andrew Moore is a New York-based photographer known for his long-term projects, which record the effect of time on the natural and built landscape. During childhood, he frequently accompanied his architect father to construction sites, developing an eye for mentally blueprinting spaces. He discovered his passion for photography at 12 years old, when he bought his first camera and started developing film in his attic darkroom. From there, he went on to study it at Princeton University before launching his career.
Since then, Andrew has traveled the world capturing it through the lens of his camera. His work is displayed in permanent museum collections around the globe and has been featured in major publications like National Geographic, The New York Times, and The New Yorker. He also won TIME Magazine’s Picture of the Year Award in 2010. He has published eight photography books and made a documentary feature film titled How to Draw a Bunny. In 2014, he was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship Award.
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