 Thiago Dezan is a photographer and a documentary filmmaker from the city of Cuiaba in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. Ever since the age of 16 he has traveled throughout Central and South America as part of the Fora do Eixo network, developing projects to empower collectives through alternative communication platforms. His photography and videos have been featured by Al Jazeera English, The Guardian, The Intercept and The New York Times. Continue reading.
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- Episode 1 - Review of Adam Marelli's Latest B&H Video
- Episode 2 - How to Import a Dynamic Symmetry Grid Into Lightroom
- Episode 3 - Frequently Asked Questions
- Episode 4 - Breaking Down the Root 2 Rectangle
- Episode 5 - 7 Products That Aren't Worth the Time or Money
- Episode 6 - Why I Don't Charge for My Products
- Episode 7 - Modern Artists That Use Dynamic Symmetry
- Episode 8 - Breaking Down a Michel Jacobs Illustration
- Episode 9 - Practicing Dynamic Symmetry
- Episode 10 - Is Photography Art?
- Episode 11 - Rabatment in Composition
- Episode 12 - A Closer Look at the Modern Rules of Composition
- Episode 13 - How Modern Artists Use the 14 Line Armature of the Rectangle
- Episode 14 - 11 Reasons Why Dynamic Symmetry Might Never Become Popular With Photographers
- Episode 15 - 15 Myths About Composition in Art and Photography
- Episode 16 - The Art of Composition: A Simple Application of Dynamic Symmetry (Video Review)
- Episode 17 - Pictorial Composition: An Introduction (Video Review)
- Episode 18 - Figure-Ground Relationship in Composition
- Episode 19 - The 14 Line Armature and How It Relates to the Rule of Thirds
- Episode 20 - The Art of Composition: A Simple Application of Dynamic Symmetry (Video Demo Part 2)
- Episode 21 - Artistic Style
- Episode 22 - The Art of Composition: A Simple Application of Dynamic Symmetry (Video Demo Part 3)
- Episode 23 - The Art of Composition: A Simple Application of Dynamic Symmetry (Video Demo Part 4)
- Episode 24 - The Art of Composition: A Simple Application of Dynamic Symmetry (Video Demo Part 5)
- Episode 25 - How to Learn Composition and Dynamic Symmetry for Free
- Episode 26 - Dynamic Symmetry for Photographers
- Episode 27 - The Art of Composition: A Simple Application of Dynamic Symmetry (Video Demo Part 6)
- Episode 28 - The Art of Composition: A Simple Application of Dynamic Symmetry (Video Demo Part 7)
- Episode 29 - The Art of Composition: A Simple Application of Dynamic Symmetry (Video Demo Part 8)
- Episode 30 - The Art of Composition: A Simple Application of Dynamic Symmetry (Video Demo Part 9)
- Episode 31 - A Closer Look at Photographs by Constantine Manos
- Episode 32 - The Art of Composition: A Simple Application of Dynamic Symmetry (Bonus Video Demo Fig 119)
- Episode 33 - The Art of Composition User's Guide Video Lecture Part 1
- Episode 34 - The Art of Composition User's Guide Video Lecture Part 2
- Episode 35 - The Art of Composition User's Guide Video Lecture Part 3
- Episode 36 - The Art of Composition User's Guide Video Lecture Part 4
- Episode 37 - The Art of Composition User's Guide Video Lecture Part 5
- Episode 38 - Recommendations and Martine Franck
- Episode 39 - The Art of Composition User's Guide Video Lecture Part 6
- Episode 40 - Bruce Barnbaum and Cropping Photographs
- Episode 41 - A Closer Look at the Artist Elizabeth Beard
- Episode 42 - Updates and Recommendations
- Episode 43 - A Closer Look at the Artist Jon DeMartin
- Episode 44 - Intuition in Composition and Tips on Getting a Photography Portfolio Review
- Episode 45 - The Essence of Photography: Seeing and Creativity Book Review
- Episode 46 - About Dynamic Symmetry Art and a Portfolio Review
- Episode 47 - The Rule of Thirds and the 21st Century Artist and Photographer
- Episode 48 - 3 Ways to Apply Dynamic Symmetry in Photography
- Episode 49 - Fear of Failure in Art and Photography
- Episode 50 - How to Create a Masterpiece
- Episode 51 - Why Elaborate Grid Packs are Unnecessary for the Photographer
- Episode 52 - A Close Look at the Barnstone Studios Products
- Episode 53 - Street Photography Tips
- Episode 54 - How Important is Camera Gear in Creating a Work of Art
- The Art of Composition
-
Tips and Techniques
- 5 Myths About Composition (Video)
- 5 Myths About Dynamic Symmetry
- 5 Simply Awesome Free Downloads
- 7 Products for Photographers That Aren't Worth the Time or Money
- 10 Points on Dynamic Symmetry
- 11 Reasons Why Dynamic Symmetry Might Never Become Popular With Photographers
- 15 Facts About Dynamic Symmetry and Composition in Art
- 15 Myths About Composition in Art and Photography
- About This Website
- A Closer Look at the Rule of Thirds
- Adding the Human Element to Your Landscape Photographs
- Aerial Perspective
- A Landscape Oil Painting Designed Using Dynamic Symmetry by Dot Bunn
- A Master's Ideology on Camera Grids and Composition
- Arabesque
- Are Camera Design Grids Necessary for Photography?
- Armature of the Rectangle (Video)
- A Simple Application of Dynamic Symmetry (Examples)
- Aspective View
- Balance by Isolation
- Balance in Composition
- Breathing Room
- Bringing the 1.5 Rectangle Into the Golden Section System of Design
- Camera Grids for the Beginner
- Circular Composition
- Classical Balance
- Coincidences
- Composite Photography vs. Straight Photography
- Creating the Root Rectangles Within a Square
- Determining Grid Structure
- Determining Proportion
- Dutch Angle
- Echoing
- Edge Distractions
- Edge Elements That Work
- Ellipses
- Enclosures
- Entrance Into a Composition
- Exiting out of a Composition
- Figure-Ground Relationship
- Framing Within a Frame
- Gamut
- Gamut in Composition (Video)
- Gazing Direction
- Greatest Area of Contrast
- Greatest Area of Contrast (Video)
- Henri Cartier-Bresson and the 1.5 Rectangle
- Henri Cartier-Bresson (Etching the Dynamic Symmetry Grid)
- Henri Cartier-Bresson - Setting the Scene
- Hierarchy
- Horizontal vs. Vertical
- How Many Photographs to Take of a Scene
- How to Create a Design That Has Theme, Variation, and Harmony for Any Size Rectangle
- How to Create a Root Phi Rectangle
- Juxtaposition
- Learning How to Analyze Drawings, Paintings, and Photographs
- Michel Jacobs on Portrait Painting Using Dynamic Symmetry
- My Process for Photographing
- My Thoughts on Creativity and Camera Grids for the Professional Photographer
- Negative Shapes
- Notional Space
- Overlapping
- Photograph Kids Being Kids
- Placing One Eye Center
- Pointing Devices
- Points of Interest in a Design Grid
- Practicing Dynamic Symmetry Techniques at Museums
- Rabatment in Composition
- Radiating Lines
- Separating Elements
- Simultaneous Contrast
- Steelyard Principle
- Subdivision of Root Rectangles
- The 14 Line Armature and the Rule of Thirds Grid
- The 14 Line Armature (Video)
- The Art of Composition (Introduction)
- The Baroque, Sinister, and Reciprocal Diagonal Lines
- The Charles Bouleau Armature vs. The Root Rectangle Armature
- The Decisive Moment - by Henri Cartier-Bresson
- The Golden Section and the Phi Ratio (1.618)
- The Importance of a Thumbnail Image
- The Importance of the Armature of the Rectangle
- The Painter's Secret Geometry
- The Phi Rectangle (1.618) vs. The 1.5 Rectangle
- The Problem With the Rule of Odds
- The Root 2 Dynamic Symmetry Rectangle vs. The 1.5 Rectangle
- The Use of Straight Lines
- The Vertical, Horizontal, and Diagonal Line
- Two Methods of Design
- Using Dynamic Symmetry to Crop Photographs
- Vertical and Horizontal Balance
- What is Artistic Style?
- What Is Classical Skill-Based Design?
- Why Compose?
- Why Design Grids Are Important for Learning Composition
- Why the Background is Just as Important as the Subject
- 90 Degree Angles
- Design for Photographers
- FAQs
- Dynamic Symmetry Grids
-
Recommendations
-
Artists
>
- Abbas
- Olga Abramovo
- Nick Alm
- Christopher Anderson
- Keliy Anderson-Staley
- Michael John Angel
- George Angelini
- Denise Antaya
- Juliette Aristides
- Eric Armusik
- Eve Arnold
- Anna-Brith Arnsten
- Olivia Arthur
- Steven Assael
- Igor V. Babailov
- Anna Rose Bain
- Garin Baker
- Allan R. Banks
- Micha Bar-Am
- Bruno Barbey
- Colleen Barry
- Elizabeth Beard
- Alan Merris Bell
- Julie Bell
- Jonas Bendiksen
- Ian Berry
- Gulay Berryman
- Werner Bischof
- Kirsten Leah Bitzer
- Matt Black
- Sarah Blesener
- David Michael Bowers
- Roger Dale Brown
- Paul S. Brown
- Mary Ross Buchholz
- Kristie Bruzenak
- Nadir Bucan
- Dot Bunn
- Scott Burdick
- René Burri
- John Buxton
- Antoine Bruy
- Svetlana Cameron
- Dario Campanile
- Enri Canaj
- Cornell Capa
- Robert Capa
- Louis Carr
- Henri Cartier-Bresson
- Chien-Chi Chang
- Turjoy Chowdhury
- Jacob Collins
- Mary Jane Q Cross
- David Andrew Nishita Cheifetz
- Antoine d'Agata
- Carla D'aguanno
- Marcos Damascena
- Bruce Davidson
- Carl De Keyzer
- Jon deMartin
- Raymond Depardon
- Bieke Depoorter
- Stephanie Deshpande
- Patrick Devonas
- Paul P D'Haese
- Marina Dieul
- Shaun Downey
- Carolyn Drake
- Thomas Dworzak
- Nikos Economopoulos
- Virgil Elliott
- Megan K. Euell
- Philippe Faraut
- Louise Feneley
- Faripour Forouhar
- Martine Franck
- Stuart Franklin
- Leonard Freed
- Thomas Freteur
- Joke Frima
- Paul Fusco
- Tina Garrett
- Gilberto Geraldo
- Daniel Gerhartz
- Bruce Gilden
- Max Ginsberg
- Stephen Gjertson
- Burt Glinn
- Jim Goldberg
- Arina Gordienko
- Adrian Gottlieb
- David Gray
- Daniel Graves
- Daniel E. Greene
- Philip Jones Griffiths
- Harry Gruyaert
- Jean Guamy
- James Gurney
- Clark Gussin
- Mandy Hallenius
- Philippe Halsman
- Gordon Hanley
- David Hardy
- Price Harrison
- George Hartley
- Christine Hartman
- Erich Hartmann
- David Alan Harvey
- Seth Haverkamp
- Jeff Hein
- Tim Hetherington
- Ron Hicks
- Greg Hildebrandt
- Thomas Hoepker
- Sohrab Hura
- David Hurn
- Maureen Hyde
- Jason Patrick Jenkins
- Richard Kalvar
- Svetlana Kanyo
- Thomas Kegler
- Michael Vince Kim
- Michael Klein
- Josef Koudelka
- Wang Kun
- Alain Laboile
- Sarah Lamb
- Joshua LaRock
- Bryan Larsen
- Urban Larsson
- Herman Leonard
- Robert Liberace
- He Lihuai
- Edward Little
- Jeremy Lipking
- Vivian Maier
- Sally Mann
- Constantine Manos
- Diana Markosian
- Steve McCurry
- Sydney McGinley
- Sherrie McGraw
- Susan Meiselas
- Terje Adler Mork
- Karen Offutt
- Graydon Parrish
- Christopher Parrott
- Leszek Piotrowski
- Denise Pollack
- Aleksi Poutanen
- Christopher Pugliese
- Julio Reyes
- Lissa Rivera
- Cristina García Rodero
- Sergio Roffo
- Cesar Santos
- David Saxe
- Nelson Shanks
- Jordan Sokol
- Viktoria Sorochinski
- Paweł Starzec
- Victoria Steel
- Adrienne Stein
- Gwendolyn Stine
- Dennis Stock
- Vicki Sullivan
- Carol Lee Thompson
- Dan Thompson
- Larry Towell
- Hsin-Yao Tseng
- Boris Vallejo
- James Van Fossan
- Jeffrey R. Watts
- Patricia Watwood
- Alex Webb
- Morgan Weistling
- Shane Wolf
- Anna Wypych
- Robert Zeller
- Kailin Zhao
- Doug Zider
-
Books
>
- Classical Drawing Atelier - Introduction
- Classical Painting Atelier - Introduction
- Colour Control
- Geometry of Design - Introduction
- Lessons in Classical Drawing - Introduction
- Lessons in Classical Painting - Introduction
- Perspective Made Easy
- Pictorial Composition: An Introduction
- Portrait Painting Atelier: Old Master Techniques and Contemporary Applications
- The Art of Composition: A Simple Application of Dynamic Symmetry (1956)
- The Art of Photography
- The Camera
- The Classic Point of View
- The Classic Point of View (Free Copy)
- The Essence of Photography: Seeing and Creativity
- The Painter's Secret Geometry - Introduction
- The Print
- The Negative
- Other Recommended Books >
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- 3 Bad Habits All Photographers Should Break (Video)
- 3 Reasons Why Most Photography Workshops Aren't Worth the Money
- 5 Approaches to Composition in Photography (And Why They Won't Teach You Anything About Design)
- 5 Books Every Photographer Should Have (Video)
- 5 Tips For Surviving a Photography Portfolio Review
- A Brush With the Past
- An Email Addressing the Practical Use of Dynamic Symmetry in Art
- An Interview With Jacob Collins
- A New Direction in Art Education
- A New, Old Way to Teach Art
- A Resurgence of Art
- Art Can't Be Taught?
- Art Speak
- Art Educator Mandy Hallenius: Classical Training in Art Opens Creative Choices
- Artist Brendan Johnston’s Profound Search to Affirm Life
- Artist Robert Florczak: Classical Ideals Give Culture Depth
- Camera Gear - Why I Shoot With a Leica
- Camera Grids - Not a Tool for the Skilled Photographer
- Classical Realism - Antidote to Novelty Art
- Classical Realism- Part 1, 2, and 3
- Composition 101: Starting With the Basics
- Composition Can't Be Taught?
- Composition Should Always Come First
- Compositional Studies
- Consistency, Persistence, and Talent
- Distinguishing the Essential From the Accidental
- Drawing Is Back in Fashion
- Drawing Is the Heart by Juliette Aristides
- Dynamic Symmetry and Wildlife
- Dynamic Symmetry for Photographers
- Dynamic Symmetry and Henri Cartier-Bresson
- Everyone's a Photographer
- Feeling and Genius in Modern Art
- Film vs. Digital
- Great Compositions: Alfred Eisenstaedt
- How Ingres Inspires Elizabeth Beard
- History Painting and the Problem with Art Education
- How Skilled Copyists Leave the Louvre with a Masterpiece Every Year
- How the Arts Develop the Young Brain
- If Anything's Art, Art's Nothing
- If Everything Is Art, Then Nothing Is Art
- If Myron Barnstone Can't Do It, Why Do You Think You Can?
- Interview With Patricia Watwood
- Intuition in Composition (Master Artists)
- Intuitive Knowledge in Composition (Master Photographers)
- Intuition in Composition: A Topic I Will Never Debate
- Isn't There Something Incomprehensible, Magical, or Mystical About Art?
- Is Photography Art?
- It's No Longer About Sales
- Juliette Aristides on Composition: From the Book "Classical Drawing Atelier
- Juliette Aristides: On Myron Barnstone
- Juliette Aristides On TRAC With the Atelier Movement
- Keep Your Composure
- Kenyon Cox on Modern Art and Composition
- Learning the Rules of Composition and Then Breaking Them
- Marketing vs. Real World Experience
- Mastering Classical Realism With Juliette Aristides
- Michel Jacobs on Rules and Laws in Composition
- Misunderstanding the Decisive Moment
- My Experience With Myron Barnstone
- Myron Barnstone: A Life's Work
- Myron Barnstone: An art career in perspective
- Nick Alm: Derived From Empathy
- One Question with Juliette Aristides
- Practice Doesn't Always Guarantee Success
- Priceless Advice: A Personal Email From Myron Barnstone
- Realism: The Path to Beauty
- The Academic Process (Video)
- The Art of Seeing and Visual Literacy
- The Art of Selection
- The Atelier Approach to Art Education
- The Armature of the Rectangle
- The Consequences of Taking a Stand
- The Da Vinci Initiative
- The Difference Between a Fine Art Print and a Work of Art
- The Failure of Art Education in America
- The Gap Between Photography and Art
- The Legacy of Richard Lack
- The New Old Masters
- The Number One Reason Why a Work of Art Will Fail
- The Pendulum Has Swung With a Vengeance
- The Place of Photography in Fine Art
- The Road to Visual Literacy
- What Are the Benefits of Atelier Training?
- Why I Let Others Advertise for Me
- Why Is Modern Art So Bad? (Video)
- Why I Wrote a User's Guide for Artists and Photographers
- Why Your Feelings Don't Matter
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- Home
- About/Gallery
- What is Dynamic Symmetry?
-
Podcasts & Demos
- Episode 1 - Review of Adam Marelli's Latest B&H Video
- Episode 2 - How to Import a Dynamic Symmetry Grid Into Lightroom
- Episode 3 - Frequently Asked Questions
- Episode 4 - Breaking Down the Root 2 Rectangle
- Episode 5 - 7 Products That Aren't Worth the Time or Money
- Episode 6 - Why I Don't Charge for My Products
- Episode 7 - Modern Artists That Use Dynamic Symmetry
- Episode 8 - Breaking Down a Michel Jacobs Illustration
- Episode 9 - Practicing Dynamic Symmetry
- Episode 10 - Is Photography Art?
- Episode 11 - Rabatment in Composition
- Episode 12 - A Closer Look at the Modern Rules of Composition
- Episode 13 - How Modern Artists Use the 14 Line Armature of the Rectangle
- Episode 14 - 11 Reasons Why Dynamic Symmetry Might Never Become Popular With Photographers
- Episode 15 - 15 Myths About Composition in Art and Photography
- Episode 16 - The Art of Composition: A Simple Application of Dynamic Symmetry (Video Review)
- Episode 17 - Pictorial Composition: An Introduction (Video Review)
- Episode 18 - Figure-Ground Relationship in Composition
- Episode 19 - The 14 Line Armature and How It Relates to the Rule of Thirds
- Episode 20 - The Art of Composition: A Simple Application of Dynamic Symmetry (Video Demo Part 2)
- Episode 21 - Artistic Style
- Episode 22 - The Art of Composition: A Simple Application of Dynamic Symmetry (Video Demo Part 3)
- Episode 23 - The Art of Composition: A Simple Application of Dynamic Symmetry (Video Demo Part 4)
- Episode 24 - The Art of Composition: A Simple Application of Dynamic Symmetry (Video Demo Part 5)
- Episode 25 - How to Learn Composition and Dynamic Symmetry for Free
- Episode 26 - Dynamic Symmetry for Photographers
- Episode 27 - The Art of Composition: A Simple Application of Dynamic Symmetry (Video Demo Part 6)
- Episode 28 - The Art of Composition: A Simple Application of Dynamic Symmetry (Video Demo Part 7)
- Episode 29 - The Art of Composition: A Simple Application of Dynamic Symmetry (Video Demo Part 8)
- Episode 30 - The Art of Composition: A Simple Application of Dynamic Symmetry (Video Demo Part 9)
- Episode 31 - A Closer Look at Photographs by Constantine Manos
- Episode 32 - The Art of Composition: A Simple Application of Dynamic Symmetry (Bonus Video Demo Fig 119)
- Episode 33 - The Art of Composition User's Guide Video Lecture Part 1
- Episode 34 - The Art of Composition User's Guide Video Lecture Part 2
- Episode 35 - The Art of Composition User's Guide Video Lecture Part 3
- Episode 36 - The Art of Composition User's Guide Video Lecture Part 4
- Episode 37 - The Art of Composition User's Guide Video Lecture Part 5
- Episode 38 - Recommendations and Martine Franck
- Episode 39 - The Art of Composition User's Guide Video Lecture Part 6
- Episode 40 - Bruce Barnbaum and Cropping Photographs
- Episode 41 - A Closer Look at the Artist Elizabeth Beard
- Episode 42 - Updates and Recommendations
- Episode 43 - A Closer Look at the Artist Jon DeMartin
- Episode 44 - Intuition in Composition and Tips on Getting a Photography Portfolio Review
- Episode 45 - The Essence of Photography: Seeing and Creativity Book Review
- Episode 46 - About Dynamic Symmetry Art and a Portfolio Review
- Episode 47 - The Rule of Thirds and the 21st Century Artist and Photographer
- Episode 48 - 3 Ways to Apply Dynamic Symmetry in Photography
- Episode 49 - Fear of Failure in Art and Photography
- Episode 50 - How to Create a Masterpiece
- Episode 51 - Why Elaborate Grid Packs are Unnecessary for the Photographer
- Episode 52 - A Close Look at the Barnstone Studios Products
- Episode 53 - Street Photography Tips
- Episode 54 - How Important is Camera Gear in Creating a Work of Art
- The Art of Composition
-
Tips and Techniques
- 5 Myths About Composition (Video)
- 5 Myths About Dynamic Symmetry
- 5 Simply Awesome Free Downloads
- 7 Products for Photographers That Aren't Worth the Time or Money
- 10 Points on Dynamic Symmetry
- 11 Reasons Why Dynamic Symmetry Might Never Become Popular With Photographers
- 15 Facts About Dynamic Symmetry and Composition in Art
- 15 Myths About Composition in Art and Photography
- About This Website
- A Closer Look at the Rule of Thirds
- Adding the Human Element to Your Landscape Photographs
- Aerial Perspective
- A Landscape Oil Painting Designed Using Dynamic Symmetry by Dot Bunn
- A Master's Ideology on Camera Grids and Composition
- Arabesque
- Are Camera Design Grids Necessary for Photography?
- Armature of the Rectangle (Video)
- A Simple Application of Dynamic Symmetry (Examples)
- Aspective View
- Balance by Isolation
- Balance in Composition
- Breathing Room
- Bringing the 1.5 Rectangle Into the Golden Section System of Design
- Camera Grids for the Beginner
- Circular Composition
- Classical Balance
- Coincidences
- Composite Photography vs. Straight Photography
- Creating the Root Rectangles Within a Square
- Determining Grid Structure
- Determining Proportion
- Dutch Angle
- Echoing
- Edge Distractions
- Edge Elements That Work
- Ellipses
- Enclosures
- Entrance Into a Composition
- Exiting out of a Composition
- Figure-Ground Relationship
- Framing Within a Frame
- Gamut
- Gamut in Composition (Video)
- Gazing Direction
- Greatest Area of Contrast
- Greatest Area of Contrast (Video)
- Henri Cartier-Bresson and the 1.5 Rectangle
- Henri Cartier-Bresson (Etching the Dynamic Symmetry Grid)
- Henri Cartier-Bresson - Setting the Scene
- Hierarchy
- Horizontal vs. Vertical
- How Many Photographs to Take of a Scene
- How to Create a Design That Has Theme, Variation, and Harmony for Any Size Rectangle
- How to Create a Root Phi Rectangle
- Juxtaposition
- Learning How to Analyze Drawings, Paintings, and Photographs
- Michel Jacobs on Portrait Painting Using Dynamic Symmetry
- My Process for Photographing
- My Thoughts on Creativity and Camera Grids for the Professional Photographer
- Negative Shapes
- Notional Space
- Overlapping
- Photograph Kids Being Kids
- Placing One Eye Center
- Pointing Devices
- Points of Interest in a Design Grid
- Practicing Dynamic Symmetry Techniques at Museums
- Rabatment in Composition
- Radiating Lines
- Separating Elements
- Simultaneous Contrast
- Steelyard Principle
- Subdivision of Root Rectangles
- The 14 Line Armature and the Rule of Thirds Grid
- The 14 Line Armature (Video)
- The Art of Composition (Introduction)
- The Baroque, Sinister, and Reciprocal Diagonal Lines
- The Charles Bouleau Armature vs. The Root Rectangle Armature
- The Decisive Moment - by Henri Cartier-Bresson
- The Golden Section and the Phi Ratio (1.618)
- The Importance of a Thumbnail Image
- The Importance of the Armature of the Rectangle
- The Painter's Secret Geometry
- The Phi Rectangle (1.618) vs. The 1.5 Rectangle
- The Problem With the Rule of Odds
- The Root 2 Dynamic Symmetry Rectangle vs. The 1.5 Rectangle
- The Use of Straight Lines
- The Vertical, Horizontal, and Diagonal Line
- Two Methods of Design
- Using Dynamic Symmetry to Crop Photographs
- Vertical and Horizontal Balance
- What is Artistic Style?
- What Is Classical Skill-Based Design?
- Why Compose?
- Why Design Grids Are Important for Learning Composition
- Why the Background is Just as Important as the Subject
- 90 Degree Angles
- Design for Photographers
- FAQs
- Dynamic Symmetry Grids
-
Recommendations
-
Artists
>
- Abbas
- Olga Abramovo
- Nick Alm
- Christopher Anderson
- Keliy Anderson-Staley
- Michael John Angel
- George Angelini
- Denise Antaya
- Juliette Aristides
- Eric Armusik
- Eve Arnold
- Anna-Brith Arnsten
- Olivia Arthur
- Steven Assael
- Igor V. Babailov
- Anna Rose Bain
- Garin Baker
- Allan R. Banks
- Micha Bar-Am
- Bruno Barbey
- Colleen Barry
- Elizabeth Beard
- Alan Merris Bell
- Julie Bell
- Jonas Bendiksen
- Ian Berry
- Gulay Berryman
- Werner Bischof
- Kirsten Leah Bitzer
- Matt Black
- Sarah Blesener
- David Michael Bowers
- Roger Dale Brown
- Paul S. Brown
- Mary Ross Buchholz
- Kristie Bruzenak
- Nadir Bucan
- Dot Bunn
- Scott Burdick
- René Burri
- John Buxton
- Antoine Bruy
- Svetlana Cameron
- Dario Campanile
- Enri Canaj
- Cornell Capa
- Robert Capa
- Louis Carr
- Henri Cartier-Bresson
- Chien-Chi Chang
- Turjoy Chowdhury
- Jacob Collins
- Mary Jane Q Cross
- David Andrew Nishita Cheifetz
- Antoine d'Agata
- Carla D'aguanno
- Marcos Damascena
- Bruce Davidson
- Carl De Keyzer
- Jon deMartin
- Raymond Depardon
- Bieke Depoorter
- Stephanie Deshpande
- Patrick Devonas
- Paul P D'Haese
- Marina Dieul
- Shaun Downey
- Carolyn Drake
- Thomas Dworzak
- Nikos Economopoulos
- Virgil Elliott
- Megan K. Euell
- Philippe Faraut
- Louise Feneley
- Faripour Forouhar
- Martine Franck
- Stuart Franklin
- Leonard Freed
- Thomas Freteur
- Joke Frima
- Paul Fusco
- Tina Garrett
- Gilberto Geraldo
- Daniel Gerhartz
- Bruce Gilden
- Max Ginsberg
- Stephen Gjertson
- Burt Glinn
- Jim Goldberg
- Arina Gordienko
- Adrian Gottlieb
- David Gray
- Daniel Graves
- Daniel E. Greene
- Philip Jones Griffiths
- Harry Gruyaert
- Jean Guamy
- James Gurney
- Clark Gussin
- Mandy Hallenius
- Philippe Halsman
- Gordon Hanley
- David Hardy
- Price Harrison
- George Hartley
- Christine Hartman
- Erich Hartmann
- David Alan Harvey
- Seth Haverkamp
- Jeff Hein
- Tim Hetherington
- Ron Hicks
- Greg Hildebrandt
- Thomas Hoepker
- Sohrab Hura
- David Hurn
- Maureen Hyde
- Jason Patrick Jenkins
- Richard Kalvar
- Svetlana Kanyo
- Thomas Kegler
- Michael Vince Kim
- Michael Klein
- Josef Koudelka
- Wang Kun
- Alain Laboile
- Sarah Lamb
- Joshua LaRock
- Bryan Larsen
- Urban Larsson
- Herman Leonard
- Robert Liberace
- He Lihuai
- Edward Little
- Jeremy Lipking
- Vivian Maier
- Sally Mann
- Constantine Manos
- Diana Markosian
- Steve McCurry
- Sydney McGinley
- Sherrie McGraw
- Susan Meiselas
- Terje Adler Mork
- Karen Offutt
- Graydon Parrish
- Christopher Parrott
- Leszek Piotrowski
- Denise Pollack
- Aleksi Poutanen
- Christopher Pugliese
- Julio Reyes
- Lissa Rivera
- Cristina García Rodero
- Sergio Roffo
- Cesar Santos
- David Saxe
- Nelson Shanks
- Jordan Sokol
- Viktoria Sorochinski
- Paweł Starzec
- Victoria Steel
- Adrienne Stein
- Gwendolyn Stine
- Dennis Stock
- Vicki Sullivan
- Carol Lee Thompson
- Dan Thompson
- Larry Towell
- Hsin-Yao Tseng
- Boris Vallejo
- James Van Fossan
- Jeffrey R. Watts
- Patricia Watwood
- Alex Webb
- Morgan Weistling
- Shane Wolf
- Anna Wypych
- Robert Zeller
- Kailin Zhao
- Doug Zider
-
Books
>
- Classical Drawing Atelier - Introduction
- Classical Painting Atelier - Introduction
- Colour Control
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