April 14

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Is Compositional Style Influenced by Subject Matter?

By Dan

April 14, 2010

One day I started wondering how much influence subject matter has on an individual’s compositional style. For example, what happens when you take a mountain photographer out of the mountains? What kinds of images will he create?

The results intrigued me when I compared an urban landscape with a mountain landscape that I shot at two different times in my career.

Read the full post at The Photoletariat.

Newport bridge, Rhode Island
Gasherbrum I, Karakoram Himalayas, Pakistan
Composite image of the bridge and the mountain
About the author

Hi, I'm Dan Bailey, a 25+ year pro outdoor and adventure photographer, and official FUJIFILM X-Photographer based in Anchorage, Alaska.


As a top rated blogger and author my goal is to help you become a better, more confident and competent photographer, so that you can have as much fun and creative enjoyment as I do.


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