Golden Spiral Rule

  A rule which is important to consider when taking my photography is the golden spiral . This involves something which should lead the eye to the centre of the image. This could be a singular lines or several subjects.

Golden Triangles

A rule which is important to consider is the golden triangles rule. This is more convenient for photos which have diagonal lines. There are three triangles and as long as three subjects with approximately equal sizes in these triangles are made then the rule should be kept.

Rule Of Thirds

1. The rule of thirds is an important feature of photography which i should look at when producing my work. The rule of thirds works by aligning a subject with the guide lines and intersection points, which split the image into different distinct parts. It is important to look at this rule when taking images, as if this rule is followed the image will be more effective. The viewers eye is naturally drawn to certain parts of the image and the rule of thirds is important in considering this.
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Looking at Photography

I have looked at some photography of R&B star Beyonce to get some inspiration and ideas for my magazine. In top image a direct appeal is created towards the audience. She is looking directly out of the page and is pulling quite a sultry pose to attract the audience. The clothes that she is wearing almost blend into the background, making her skin seem to glow more and adding more emphasis to her hair in the image. This therefore pulls all attention to her face and body, and removes distractions from the clothing that she is wearing. This adds to the intensity to the image. I think that this is quite an interesting technique to have used. The bottom image is taken from vogue magazine, as can be seen by the branding at the bottom of the image. The black background again adds more emphasis to the red colours and creates a sultry and seductive feel to the image. 

From looking at these two images i have concluded several things. For starters the use of colours in the background of an image can add intensity and increased focus to other certain parts of the image. Furthermore both images use features of the male gaze to attract the viewer. Both are quite seductive and present the artist in quite a sexual way. This is added to by the mise en scene in the bottom image, for example the use of red and the connotations this has. Sex appeal has quite a lot of significance in the R&B genre, therefore this may be important to consider.