Pictorial Composition and the Critical Judgment of Pictures
Henry Rankin Poore
Arts & Photography
Pictorial Composition and the Critical Judgment of Pictures
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Preface
Preface to Second Edition
Preface to Tenth Edition
Contents
Illustrations
PART I
CHAPTER I - INTRODUCTORY
CHAPTER II - THE SCIENTIFIC SENSE IN PICTURES
CHAPTER III - BALANCE
BALANCE OF THE STEELYARD.
POSTULATES
VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL BALANCE.
THE NATURAL AXIS
APPARENT OR FORMAL BALANCE.
BALANCE BY OPPOSITION OF LINE.
BALANCE BY OPPOSITION OF SPOTS.
TRANSITION OF LINE.
BALANCE BY GRADATION
BALANCE OF PRINCIPALITY OR ISOLATION
BALANCE OF CUBICAL SPACE.
BALANCE OF THE STEELYARD.
POSTULATES
VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL BALANCE.
THE NATURAL AXIS
APPARENT OR FORMAL BALANCE.
BALANCE BY OPPOSITION OF LINE.
BALANCE BY OPPOSITION OF SPOTS.
TRANSITION OF LINE.
BALANCE BY GRADATION
BALANCE OF PRINCIPALITY OR ISOLATION
BALANCE OF CUBICAL SPACE.
CHAPTER IV - EVOLVING THE PICTURE
CHAPTER V - ENTRANCE AND EXIT
GETTING INTO THE PICTURE
GETTING OUT OF THE PICTURE
GETTING INTO THE PICTURE
GETTING OUT OF THE PICTURE
CHAPTER VI - THE CIRCULAR OBSERVATION OF PICTURES
CIRCULAR COMPOSITION
RECONSTRUCTION FOR CIRCULAR OBSERVATION.
CIRCULAR COMPOSITION
RECONSTRUCTION FOR CIRCULAR OBSERVATION.
CHAPTER VII - ANGULAR COMPOSITION, THE LINE OF BEAUTY AND THE RECTANGLE
The Triangle.
THE VERTICAL LINE IN ANGULAR COMPOSITION
ANGULAR COMPOSITION BASED ON THE HORIZONTAL
THE LINE OF BEAUTY.
THE RECTANGLE
LINE
The Triangle.
THE VERTICAL LINE IN ANGULAR COMPOSITION
ANGULAR COMPOSITION BASED ON THE HORIZONTAL
THE LINE OF BEAUTY.
THE RECTANGLE
LINE
CHAPTER VIII - THE COMPOSITION OF ONE, TWO, THREE AND MORE UNITS
THE FIGURE IN LANDSCAPE
THE FIGURE IN LANDSCAPE
CHAPTER IX - GROUPS
CHAPTER X - LIGHT AND SHADE
PRINCIPALITY BY EMPHASIS, SACRIFICE, AND CONTRAST.
GRADATION
PRINCIPALITY BY EMPHASIS, SACRIFICE, AND CONTRAST.
GRADATION
EQUIVALENTS
CHAPTER XI - THE PLACE OF PHOTOGRAPHY IN FINE ART
PART II - THE ÆSTHETICS OF COMPOSITION
CHAPTER XII - BREADTH VERSUS DETAIL
SUGGESTIVENESS.
MYSTERY.
SIMPLICITY.
RESERVE.
RELIEF.
FINISH.
SUGGESTIVENESS.
MYSTERY.
SIMPLICITY.
RESERVE.
RELIEF.
FINISH.
PART III - THE CRITICAL JUDGEMENT OF PICTURES
CHAPTER XIII - THE MAN IN ART
CHAPTER XIV - SPECIFIC QUALITIES AND FAULTS
CHAPTER XV - THE PICTURE SENSE
CHAPTER XVI - COLOR, HARMONY, TONE
VALUES.
VALUES.
CHAPTER XVII - ENVELOPMENT AND COLOR PERSPECTIVE
CHAPTER XVIII - THE BIAS OF JUDGMENT
CHAPTER XIX - THE LIVING PRINCIPLE
APPENDIX
The Concept
The Procedure
Design
Line
The Vertical
The Horizontal
The Diagonal
Principality and Sacrifice
The Dominant Idea
Harmony
The Must Be's and May Be's of Composition
Perspective
Balance
Color
Tone
Quality
Don'ts
Credits
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