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July 11, 2024: “Photographic Composition” with Harriet Dye | Monthly Meeting

Updated: Jul 3



Our July Monthly Meeting will be on July 11, 2024 at 6:45 pm!


The monthly club meeting is a free event for anyone who shares a passion for photography, from the total beginner with your phone to a professional with multiple gear sets. Please join us in-person or online and invite anyone who may be interested in exploring and learning about photography!

You are welcome to arrive at 6:15 pm for fellowship and social time to meet new and current members. ​


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Our July Speaker is Harriet Dye and the topic will be "Photographic Composition"!


The Rule of Thirds, Leading Lines, the Fibonacci Spiral — what do these things have to do with

photography??? No matter what we photograph, how we arrange the elements in a composition remains a key challenge for most of us. Even though it is often said that there are no rules in photography, familiarity with different approaches to composition can certainly help us visualize the possibilities in the scenes before us.


What do we include in or exclude from the frame? What placement will lead our viewers to our subject? How do we balance all this into a unified whole? A basic understanding of theories of composition can help us succeed in guiding our viewers through our photographs, revealing our subject and how our subject relates to the surroundings. 


Let’s dive into some tips and concepts about photographic composition.


What will we learn:


  • Approaches to Composition

  • The Rule of Thirds

  • Leading Lines

  • The Fibonacci Spiral

  • Balance

  • How to visualize the possibilities

  • Leading the viewer through the photo


About Harriet Dye:

Harriet Dye
Harriet Dye

Harriet Dye has lived in the Atlanta area almost all her life. She is a graduate of Emory University and retired from a long career in information technology.


Intrigued by the art and the science of photography, she began photographing over 30 years ago and now combines digital technology with more classical photographic concepts. Her images have been well received in many juried exhibits. She is a longtime active member and past president of the Southeastern Photographic Society (SPS). Harriet’s ideal world is logical and orderly, and her favorite photographic subjects are scenes that lend themselves to structured compositions where precise elements find balance within a harmonious whole.


Deciding which elements to include in an image and how to relate these elements to each other is a thoughtful undertaking. Harriet hopes her photographs invite viewers into harmonious spaces where balance and order prevail.



Check out Harriet's photography:





Hope you can join us for the July Meeting on July 11th!
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