Jeff Curto’s Camera Position

Jan 13 2008

Camera Position 60 : Back to Basics - Composition

Published by Jeff Curto at 11:16 pm under Podcast Entry

Camera Position goes back to basics with an overview of the essentials of photographic composition, including the Rule of Thirds, Leading Lines, Framing and Balance. Also, a mention of the work of photographer Ron Diorio.

Tractored Out - photograph by Dorothea Lange

Links for this episode:

Slides for this episode of Camera Position
Camera Position on iTunes - Leave a comment!
Ron Diorio’s website
Ron at the Peter Hay Halpert Gallery, NYC
Giuseppe Cavallo on Flickr - Thanks for the show idea, Giuseppe!

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6 Responses to “Camera Position 60 : Back to Basics - Composition”

# darrenon 16 Jan 2008 at 8:26 am

Hi Jeff,

Great episode!! I love your view on photography comparing the great masters with a reference for great groundwork to photography. Composition is what makes or breaks a photo and it never bores me to listen to peoples views on it.
# Peteron 19 Jan 2008 at 5:48 pm

Hi Jeff,

Thanks for putting the effort into this great podcast. I have actually listened to every podcast and have “virtually” attend your class on the History of Photography (being semi- retired, provides the luxury of doing so).

Your podcast have been one of the primary drivers of getting me to spend more time with my camera and to really look at my surroundings in more detail .

Podcast like this particular one that brings you back to the basics, definitely helps me to refocus, reassess and to possibly be aware of bad habits that may have developed over time.

Looking forward to more.

Regards,

Peter

PS- Just noticed that we are both using the same Blog theme.
# Stefan Bucheron 20 Jan 2008 at 10:56 am

Thank your for this episode. Only from listening to the Basics, I think I put more thought into my photographs.
Your podcast has been one of my favorites for a long time. Keep up the good work.
# Jeff Curtoon 21 Jan 2008 at 12:59 pm

Peter and Stefan;

Thanks for the great comments! It’s good to know that you’re finding the podcasts useful and interesting…

Thanks for listening and for stopping by to register a comment.

-Jeff
# Mainzelmannon 24 Jan 2008 at 5:39 pm

Jeff,

the moment I saw that you did an episode on composition I knew it would be special. Tell you what: it won against a set of Seinfeld DVDs. And: no regrets! Can I say more?

Thank you for another inspiring episode,
M.
# Jeff Curtoon 27 Jan 2008 at 7:35 pm

Mainzelmann;

There’s Soup for You!

Thanks for finding the podcast useful… hope you got to watch those Seinfeld DVDs eventually…

-Jeff