composition

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“You have to understand camera composition, which shots are changed. Like you can’t have two close-ups back to back, you have to start with an establishing shot,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

“The danger was it being so low to the ground, in many cases, that you’d be so enwrapped in the composition of the photograph that you would stall the plane and get in an accident.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

This phenomenon of having more employed women than men also reflects a gradual shift in the labor market: The industry composition is moving away from traditionally male-dominated blue-collar occupations and more toward healthcare work.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

He tweaked the images, removing plastic gloves and flipping objects like a vase sideways to make for a more engaging composition.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Vincent isn’t yet an artist when he writes those words to Theo, but he paints the scene perfectly, with color, light, composition, emotion—a landscape of memory.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman