Picture Composition

Abstract

Too often, there is a misunderstanding in many teachers’ minds of the concept of picture composition. Mention the words and teachers’ faces light up with “understanding” and their mind are filled with vague ideas on how such compositions can be carried out. This approach is regarded by many as being suitable only for primary children or hopelessly “weak” classes. Suggest it to an upper secondary school teacher and you will get the “do-you-know-what-you-are-talking-about” stare. Suggest it to primary teachers and you will get the well known wail “I’ve tried it but the children still make so many mistakes”. The main point is that picture composition is sadly misunderstood.