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Mark Paulda
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Mark Paulda is a professional travel photographer. His images are seen in magazines and on websites across the world, and his photography books are the fastest-selling books for his publisher. He is also a member of and contributor to Rolling Stone magazine’s Culture Council. He is a Grammy Award finalist for his work on 'Recollections' by Asia featuring John Payne for Best Album Cover Design.

Mark knows about the photography business because he lives it each and every day. He thinks big and helping others to succeed is his main aim with his photography courses and mentorship programmes. Mark wants you to become the best photographer you can be as well as reach your goals.
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Understanding Photo Composition
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By Mark Paulda
You Will Learn How To

Having completed this course, you will be able to:

  • Define Photo Composition
  • Explain the importance of photo composition elements
  • Discuss the importance of simplicity in photo composition
  • Discuss how viewing other photographer's images can be beneficial to a photographer's growth
  • Explain why cluttered scenes in an image are not effective
  • Describe how you can use shadows and silhouettes to create a strong photo composition
  • State how filling the image frame can be used to achieve a strong photo composition
  • Explain why a photographer should incorporate leading lines into an image and its effects in photo composition
  • Discuss why a photographer should incorporate the Dutch tilt technique into an image
  • Explain why a photographer should leave room to incorporate technique into an image
  • Describe how a photographer can integrate backgrounds and colour into an image.
  • Outline the importance of practising the elements of photo composition to become a better photographer
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its a great course to understand the basics of photography. truly helpful
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