Tales by Light is a two season docuseries centered around photography, pictures, and as shown by the name, light. This series follows many photographer and how they use photography to shape the way their intended audience sees the subject of their photos. Photography is all about impact to the viewer. That is what sets the visual arts apart from others. Film and photography have many things in common that draw people in and influence how people view the artist’s creation. There are some major tips and tricks that both photographers and videographer use when creating art: the rule of thirds, spacing, patterns, and the most obvious given the title of the docuseries, light.
The rules of thirds is a “rule” that is one of the first things taught in a photography class. This is what the rule of thirds looks like:
This “rule” suggests that the artist use an imaginary grid on their image and put the subject of their image on one of the lines, or even better, one of the corners of that grid. This is somewhere the eye is naturally drawn to first and after being drawn to that area you can lead your audience through the rest of the picture. That first glance. The first part of the image that catches the audience’s attention is the most memorable. Audience’s continue to remember and come back to that one area of the image that captivated them. If there is a use of spacing in a distinct way the photo becomes more interesting and recognizable to the audience.
Space. Negative and positive space can reflect on what the audience views. Negative space is shown in this photo by Krystal Wright:
Negative space photographs are specifically done to bring the subject of the photo into the main focus. The subject of the photo is the only important part of this photo. That negative space makes a large impact on the viewer. How a photographer sets up a shot changes how the audience feels about a photo. Positive space looks a little different. All space is used to help tell the story through your photo but negative space leads the audience to their own conclusions, whereas positive space is more focused on only showing the subject of the photo. Positive space fills the frame only giving you what the photographer wants the audience to see.
Photography and film are very similar in the ways the artist can form an audience’s opinion simply from the way they set up a shot. The overlapping between the two artforms is significant if you breakdown the techniques that are used. Learning these techniques can take some time, but everyone gets there eventually, leading to pictures or movies that stop people in their tracks and make them think. The ability to set up a shot and capture exactly what you want isn’t always available for a photographer or a film artist, but how can they work to make it easier or make it worth the wait? By using patience and their knowledge of their artform makes it increasingly easier. So, what do you think, will you start implementing the same things professionals do into their art forms into your family portraits or vacation photos?
The rules of thirds is a “rule” that is one of the first things taught in a photography class. This is what the rule of thirds looks like:
This “rule” suggests that the artist use an imaginary grid on their image and put the subject of their image on one of the lines, or even better, one of the corners of that grid. This is somewhere the eye is naturally drawn to first and after being drawn to that area you can lead your audience through the rest of the picture. That first glance. The first part of the image that catches the audience’s attention is the most memorable. Audience’s continue to remember and come back to that one area of the image that captivated them. If there is a use of spacing in a distinct way the photo becomes more interesting and recognizable to the audience.
Space. Negative and positive space can reflect on what the audience views. Negative space is shown in this photo by Krystal Wright:
Negative space photographs are specifically done to bring the subject of the photo into the main focus. The subject of the photo is the only important part of this photo. That negative space makes a large impact on the viewer. How a photographer sets up a shot changes how the audience feels about a photo. Positive space looks a little different. All space is used to help tell the story through your photo but negative space leads the audience to their own conclusions, whereas positive space is more focused on only showing the subject of the photo. Positive space fills the frame only giving you what the photographer wants the audience to see.
Photography and film are very similar in the ways the artist can form an audience’s opinion simply from the way they set up a shot. The overlapping between the two artforms is significant if you breakdown the techniques that are used. Learning these techniques can take some time, but everyone gets there eventually, leading to pictures or movies that stop people in their tracks and make them think. The ability to set up a shot and capture exactly what you want isn’t always available for a photographer or a film artist, but how can they work to make it easier or make it worth the wait? By using patience and their knowledge of their artform makes it increasingly easier. So, what do you think, will you start implementing the same things professionals do into their art forms into your family portraits or vacation photos?
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