SYMBOLSA symbol is an object that represents, stands for, or suggests an idea, visual image, belief, action, or material entity. Symbols take the form of words, sounds, gestures, or visual images and are used to convey ideas and beliefs.

SYMBOLISMDEFINITIONThe use of symbols TO represent ideas or qualities.

an artistic and poetic movement or style using symbolic images and indirect suggestion to express mystical ideas, emotions, and states of mind. It originated in late 19th-century France and Belgium, with important figures including Mallarmé, Maeterlinck, Verlaine, Rimbaud, and Redon.

Symbolism in visual ArtSymbolism in visual Art responded to Realism and Impressionism, Artists used Symbolism to express meaning in an indirect manner. Symbolist painters wanted their pictures to describe a meaning beyond just the figures they drew.

SEMIOTHICSemiotics is the study of signs and symbols. Semiotics of photography is the observation of symbolism used within photography or "reading" the picture.

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All Images have got a meaning!! techniques are important to convey a specific meaning! but the idea behind should come firstA cliché or cliche … is an expression, idea, or element of an artistic work which has been overused to the point of losing its original meaning or effect.

Photography Basics

The three basicIso Shutter speedAperture

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“In photography, visual organization can stem only from a developed instinct”Henri Cartier-Bresson

The Exposure Triangle

The Exposure Triangle

ISO

ISO

Aperture

Aperture & Depth of Field

Aperture & Depth of Field

Shutter Speed

Shutter Speed

Metering & Metering Modes

Colour Temperature & White Balance

CompositionThe Golden Mean & The Rule Of Thirds

The Golden Mean & The Rule Of ThirdsComposition

The Golden Mean & The Rule Of ThirdsComposition

The Golden Mean & The Rule Of ThirdsComposition

BR EAK THE RULES

Three Point Lightinghttp://www.mediacollege.com/lighting/three-point/simulator.html

Herb RittsFred With Tyres

Rankin Seven PhotographsThat Changed Fashionhttp://rankinfilms.com/documentaries/seven-photographs-that-changed-fashion/

LCF Showtimehttp://showtime.arts.ac.uk

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Iphone photography

IPhone Photographyhttp://www.vogue.com/vogue-daily/article/vogueinstafashion-our-first-instagram-photo-shoot/#1

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