Henri Cartier-Bresson

Henri Cartier-Bresson was born in 1908 and became the master of candid photography

Leading Lines

Henri cartier was famous for using leading lines in his photography. I illustrated above what I think he has done with leading lines using red lines to show where the lines are, he was also an almost completely black and white photographer. I think he used not only leading lines and depth of field to create focal points but lots of negative space to highlight his focal point(s)

By having all this negative space he makes drawing your eyes to things like the mans reflection on the left a lot more noticeable and makes them generally stand out more. the space around the focal point can often distract the audience but when the space around the focal point is a constant, its considered negative space, increasing the appeal of a composition through subtle means.