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UsingCompositionin PhotographyPhotographers use well thought-outand purposeful techniques to make theirphotographs more interesting. Balancingobjects in a shot, framing the photo, choosingan interesting point of view, using symmetry,or using the rule of thirds are importantcomposition techniques to think about whengetting that final shot. For the last project offall trimester our photography students setout to capture their own photographs usingthese principles. Having already mastered themanual settings for good photography andlearning how to take photo pictorials, this isthe next natural step to learning the conceptsinvolved in professional photography.Compositional elements can take a goodphoto to a great photo and with this projectour students showed us some remarkableresults. – Steve Burgess, Multimedia TeacherAnna DiMaggio ’15 (Westford, Massachusetts)Golden Autumn, Amy Chen ’14 (Guangdong, China)Stand Tall, Sam Kiley ’16 (Wolfeboro)Chris Rizzo ’14 (Groton, Massachusetts)Brown Hall, Jordan St. Peter ’15 (Moultonborough, New Hampshire)Outer Bark, Jose Cojab Sacal ’16 (Mexico City, Mexico)12 BrewsterConnections – Fall 2012