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Symmetry and Asymmetry

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on November 15, 2009 at 8:07:11 pm
 

Symmetric (Balanced) and Asymmetric (Unbalanced) Images

 

A common element of composition is related around SYMMETRY. If you are asking yourself what this is, simply look at this image:

 

The symmetric image of this tree is EVEN from both sides of the center line (a mirror image). This is a simple image, but if you are viewing advanced and artistic images in this manner, front and center in your image, then it can be pleasing to the viewers eye. Below is an example of an image that is the same both from side to side and from up and down. Look at the lines drawn in from right to left and top to bottom. This shows this as a perfectly symmetrical shot.

This image is special as the photographer found a reflection and could show the image inverted (upside down).

 

 

The image of the tree at the top with both sides unalike is called ASYMMETICAL. Both sides are not the same. Once again, this is a simple image and it makes it clear to the viewer and it makes the odd side stand out (which can be effective, like breaking a pattern in an image to make it stand out). Any image that is not "EVEN" or is off-center, is considered ASYMMETICAL. Any image that follows the RULE OF THIRDS, as we discussed in Term One, is considered asymmetic, as it is not CENTERED.

 

Examples using RULE OF THIRDS and are assymmetrical:

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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