My Photography Blog | Design for Photographers Series

[kat]

Yah! Congrats on your move and good luck with your blog. I have no idea about bolgs!!!

[Marko]

Congrats on the new blog MF!

[mindforge]

The next one is the Face-ism Ratio. It has been posted now.

The Face-ism ratio is an actual percentage used by magazine layout and art directors to determine how much face is showing. Let's say I wanted to portray someone as intellectual in an article, well the higher the face-ism ratio the more face it shows. It is a proven fact that the more face we see in an image the more intellectual and personality properties show. On the other hand, the more body you show, even starting with just the neck or bust, the more sensual and physical the picture becomes... See more.

[jjeling]

Good stuff. If I take portraits, the first question I'm going to ask them is, "Do you want to look smart, or strong?" hahaha Really though, this is good stuff to know. Can definitely see myself using this in the future.

[mindforge]

Good stuff. If I take portraits, the first question I'm going to ask them is, "Do you want to look smart, or strong?" hahaha Really though, this is good stuff to know. Can definitely see myself using this in the future.

When I am designing a magazine layout (design still pays more bills than photography) that is exactly what I think. I might want to show several images and you have to think about how you want the article to be taken on a psychological level. Do you want the reader to connect the images with beauty or intellect... or a mix of both? Reading the article changes the way that this works of course, but on first glance... what do you want the reader/viewer to feel on a psychological level?

[mindforge]

I just posted the beginning of my first series in this... The Gestalt principles of perception. It will have eight parts. The Gestalt Principles

[mindforge]

Well, the next Design for Photographers is up on the site: The Law of Pragnanz