Composition & Photography: A Hands-On Workshop with Harold Davis

What: Composition & Photography: A Hands-On Workshop with Harold Davis
Where: Maine Media campus, located in the town of Rockport on the beautiful Maine Coast
When: Monday, Aug 17, 2026 – Friday, Aug 21, 2026
Info and Registration: mainemedia.edu/workshops/item/composition-photography-a-hands-on-workshop/

Description: Guided by Harold Davis (author of Composition & Photography), learn the tools and visual vocabulary to creatively design your photographs.

Of all the magical elixirs that make up a successful photograph, composition is perhaps the most fundamental, and at the same time the most elusive. What makes a composition “good”? It’s hard to define exactly, but we instinctively recognize good composition when we see it. There is an undeniable emotional response when a composition resonates with and complements the subject matter of an image.

In this hands-on workshop, we will approach composition as an instance of open-ended two-dimensional design. Photographic exercises will start with simple shapes, such as lines and circles, and proceed through patterns and repetitions, and onwards to spirals, fractals, and abstractions. Field sessions will take advantage of the “target-rich” mid-coast Maine scenery. Classroom discussions will be intended to provoke thought about composition basics and continue to enable individual integration of the process of composition into each participant’s creative practice. Read more.

Info and Registration: mainemedia.edu/workshops/item/composition-photography-a-hands-on-workshop/