Formal organisation (composition): viewpoint, space, depth, focal point and visual pathways

What this note covers

1. Formal organisation means composition
2. Format, framing and the picture plane
3. Viewpoint and the viewer's position
4. Space and depth as organisational choices
5. Focal point, visual pathways and grouping
6. Comparing and connecting formal organisation
7. Worked paragraph: two constructed sources

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