Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMoA)

Do you have any experience in taking portrait photos? Tell me your stories! 

Introduction of portrait photography

The upcoming slides will show you what photo composition is. Let’s observe So’s works. 

Exploring effect: Photo composition

Artist Introduction

Preparation before shooting

Before taking photos, we will briefly introduce the basic techniques of photo-taking. This activity is about sensitivity (ISO).

Exploring effects: Sensitivity (ISO)

Your Art-making Activity: Photography

Resource Kit Overview

Video Viewing and appreciation

Before taking photos, we will briefly introduce the basic techniques of photo-taking. This activity is about exposure compensation (EV). 

Exploring effects: Exposure compensation (EV)

Based on the HKMoA collection, this series, ‘In Touch with Hong Kong Artists’, provides education materials and activity sets designed with the aim to raise the interest in artists and art and culture in Hong Kong. In this resource kit, So Hing-keung will be introduced.

In Touch with Hong Kong Artists: So Hing-keung

Visual Arts

The Arts

Photo composition is the ways of arranging visual elements within the photo frame. What items do you want to include or exclude? How do you arrange the objects in the frame?

Where are the subjects usually placed in the photos?

Is it sensible to place the subject in the centre? Why?

In each of the photos, what are the characteristics of the person’s identity?

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Chinese 1-5 (Section)

Chinese 1-5 (section) 3_So Hing-keung.jpg

Is it sensible to place the subject on the right? Why?

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Effect of central subject placement 4_So Hing-keung.png

It is to emphasise the subject’s existence. 

It is to show a more complete image of subject.

The image is enriched with a “pig” at the background as support. 

Resource Kits

Object Library

Museums

In Touch with Hong Kong Artists: So Hing-keung

Exploring effect: Photo composition

Photo composition