(a) Learn how to read an
image.
Look at lots and lots of
images. Stop at those images
that grab your attention. Try
and figure out what the reason
was that made you pause and look
longer at a particular image.
Then try and read the message
that’s somewhere in there. If
you do this often enough I can
guarantee that it will train you
to decipher the communication
that is evident in those images.
And remember
one thing... too much analysis
can lead to paralysis, but not
enough can lead to myopia!
(b) Frames
within frames, or spaces within
spaces.
When you come right down to it,
visualization has a lot to with
looking at the larger space
beyond (the area outside the
viewfinder) with the help of the
smaller space within (the
viewfinder itself.)
Treat this
viewfinder space like an empty
canvas and try and fill it. The
correct framing at the time of
creating your image is integral
in achieving the right balance
between the empty spaces (or
what is also referred to as
‘negative space’) and the space
that you want to fill.
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