Composition Video Series
Learn visual composition as applied to photography, painting, drawing and other two dimensional media from master art educator Len Metcalf in this online course. You will learn through a series of videos and exercises. With over thirty hours of video this is course will take your photography to the next level.
“Len this course is so insightful. You have a very clear way of expressing the content. I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in improving their image making and who wants to make images that they are proud of.”
- Jane Sheers
This is the first time that Len Metcalf has offered his lifetime of visual art training and experience to others outside of his Master Class.
With over thirty hours of video and matching exercises, Len leads you through the whole gamut of the visual language artists use to create amazing and engaging artworks.
Originally presented in weekly hour long videos over a thirty week period, the Composition Series was recorded live and is now available for you to buy outright.
Each video includes exercises that you may wish to do to sharpen and reinforce your understanding of the concepts outlined in the presentations.
You will be sent a digital copy of the videos on a USB drive or DVD, and a hard copy of the exercises in a book complete with illustrations. Copies you can keep and use at your leisure.
The course is presented as a 30 video series comprising the following lessons:
lesson 1: the elements of art and composition
lesson 2: angular emotions
lesson 3: the power of the centre
lesson 4: tone and contrast
lesson 5: the boundaries of the frame
lesson 6: chiaroscuro
lesson 7: perspecitive
lesson 8: punctuation
lesson 9: aspect ratios
lesson 10: divine proportions
lesson 11: relationships
lesson 12: minimalism
lesson 13: isolation
lesson 14: highlights and whites
lesson 15: shadows
lesson 16: white
lesson 17: repetitions strengthen
lesson 18: colour
lesson 19: colour combinations
lesson 20: emotional colours
lesson 21: vantage points
lesson 22: closure and continuation
lesson 23: patterns
lesson 24: symmetry
lesson 25: movement and time
lesson 26: balance
lesson 27: depth of focus
lesson 28: congruence
lesson 29: conversations
lesson 30: compositional Lens
Includes full colour book of all exercises and a USB thumb drive or DVD copies of the videos
Exercises to match each video presentation so you can learn how the concepts work in your photographic practice
Illustrated with Len’s beautiful photographs
High quality magazine format
