skieur
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One basis of artistic composition is a centre of interest and in the case of photography a centre of interest with some visual impact.
Yes, but sometimes (oftentimes? 50/50? ) the entire image is the center of interest and there is nothing wrong with that.
Also, a busy background behind a busy foreground can be a good thing when the photog does wish you to spend some time looking, does not wish his/her intention to be obvious... :er:
One thing in art that is sure is that we will never really know what the artist had in mind when he/she created the piece unless we were told directly by the artist. And that is only if assuming that the artist knows. I personally have some works that are very deliberate, planified, etc and I have some work that is purely instinct driven. With those pieces, you may actually know more about their meaning than I do. But then again, you could be totally wrong.
I usually prefer to just like a piece or not. And to be honest, just explaining why I like this and not that can sometimes be a problem. Explaining a gut feeling is never easy but you know it is right. For you, at least.
Your spin is not accepted in my environment and I have written art curriculum for the Ministry of Education (provincial government), taught Art, and taught Photography. (Just for Derrel and his required backgrounds )
The entire image is never the centre of interest and as a matter of fact one of the basics of artistic photography is to isolate and draw attention to a centre of interest within an image. How well, a photographer accomplishes this determines his/her skill and artistry.
The wishes or intentions of the photographer by the way are totally irrelevant. A photograph MUST stand on its own. It is VIEWERS who must be shown what the intention of the photgrapher is and MORE IMPORTANT that it has been achieved, by solely looking at the photo.
Otherwise the photographer has FAILED in his/her efforts and intentions.
I suggest you look at the principles or elements of design in art which provide the basis for composition in the field of photography.
skieur