When I started my research on aesthetics and composition, I came across a lot of basic examples of these techniques like we did in the readings. There are so many repeated themes in the rule of thirds and especially framing readings that I started to think of ways to compose my own unique shots. I came across this article about how to not be cliché and I found it very interesting. The article is titled "Three Good Ways to Avoid Clichés" but I found the third way, "take pictures that are personally meaningful to you", to be the most resonant. I liked this one the most and it really made me think about my shots that I have taken and the ones that I want to take. The article reads, "Robin P. sent me a picture of a dog who just got a new mat. Now, to you, or anyone else, that might just be yet another dog picture. You might think it's a cliché. But it's not to Robin. To Robin, it's his beloved Daisy, who he knows very well, and whose expression in this photograph naturally delights him. That makes the picture infinitely richer and more resonant to him than it might be to a stranger."
Here is a link to the article:
http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/photographic-aesthetics/
Awesome!
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