OCTOBER 14TH 2025, 6.45PM: IN-PERSON MEETING ONLY
JAY FREEMAN: USING COMPOSITION TO ENHANCE YOUR IMAGES
The purpose of this talk is to introduce the audience to some of the basic principles of composition and to explain why these skills can greatly enhance your images. We will be discussing why each of these elements can help to make an image more pleasing, and I will be showing examples of each principle we discuss. I will also be showing how to use multiple composition principles in a single image.
My goal is to encourage the attendee to experiment and consider using these techniques while setting up that next photo. And to understand that you don’t necessarily need a spectacular subject to create a spectacular image… sometimes that can be accomplished with those common, “every-dive” subjects through the use of composition.
Jay Freeman began diving in the mid-80s and just never stopped. Jay is a PADI Master Instructor of 35 years, A NAUI instructor of 30 years, and was a TDI and SDI Instructor for a few years (until PADI and NAUI sponsored enriched air courses). Jay began his early career following in the family business as a stained-glass artist, and art has always played a huge role in his life. In addition to the stained-glass, he has worked in many different mediums to create both two- and three-dimensional pieces of art.
He got his first real camera in his late teens and photography quickly became his primary method of expressing his art. It was only natural that he began taking underwater photos as soon as he started diving. Over the years, Jay has been asked to present to a number of photographic groups including The Photographic Society of America, The Dallas Camera Club and The Fort Worth Camera Club. He also recently presented a talk on using composition to enhance photography to the Dallas Underwater Photographic Society.
Jay met his lovely wife Rani when she signed up for a trip he was leading in Roatan, they got engaged while on a dive off Sipadan Island in Borneo and honeymooned in Turks and Caicos. Both Rani and Jay are outdoor enthusiasts. In addition to diving, their hobbies include cycling, fishing, skiing and hiking. They love to travel and their involvement with scuba has allowed them to visit many unique places around the world.
