Triangles are of much more useful in photographic
design than rectangles. There are a number of reasons for this.
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also provided that ones side is on a level base - they have a sense
of stability. |
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However the reverse is true if the
base is on the top of the frame. It is less stable, more aggressive,
and consequently contains movement.
Probably because it faces the camera
lens and ultimately the viewer, the apex points in a more obvious
manner and adds a more threatening sense that it might harm the
viewer as if it could topple over.
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When
we use lines to compose triangles, often two lines, or even one
are enough to suggest the shape, and the second or third can be
implied by the edge of the frame to complete the shape. |
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In triangles,
when we use points, any three points of interest create a triangle,
particularly if they are similar in content, tone, size, texture
or have some other quality that links them. Unlike rectangles and
circles which need to have their components in an exact order, triangles
can be formed in any configuration. In fact the only arrangement
of three points that does not create a triangle is a straight row. |
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The
sense of stability inerrant in many triangles comes from the structural
association with the pyramid, or of two buttresses leaning in towards
each other.
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