Today we learned about two different compositions: Leading Lines and Rule of Thirds. Leading Lines basically means that any type of line or subject that leads your eye to an emphasis can be considered a Leading Line example. The first two pictures are examples of Leading Lines. In the first photo the grid lines from the table and the background all surround the pinecone then making it the focal point. In the second photo, Leading Lines was used with the slits in the drain, which also surround the pinecone and making it the emphasis of the photo. The Rule of Thirds is breaking the rules of traditional photography. It makes it so you can capture more depth and position the focal point towards the left, right, top or bottom. The last two photos show the Rule of Thirds because both the emphasis' are towards the left and top portion of the photo (if there were a 3x3 grid on the photo). In this reading, we learned some broad topics about photography. What I mainly took out of this reading was the way a good image-maker captures photos. You need a lot of different elements to make a good photo meet an audience's standards. You first need to look at the history. The history is very important when looking for new subjects to shoot. It allows you to see what has already been done, take some of those ideas and mix in your style/a more modern style. This then will give you photographs that you can either be satisfied with or continue looking at history and repeating the same mixture. Next, you need light and shadow. The way light strikes a subject can bring out it's inner characteristics, rather than just the physical, outside aspects of an item. It can literally make or break a photo. You also, need to incorporate other artistic elements. You need to focus on certain elements that will make your photo stand out. Some elements can include: texture, value, contrast, etc. By using these along with the other two ideas, you can produce really great photos. Finally, you want to get inspired from different fields of work. By doing this, it can open up new ideas to incorporate that will also make a photo unique to you. Like above, you can use these new ideas and also use elements from history. All these things will help create an audience, and make you strive to becoming an even better photographer.
The two principals we centered our photos around are: texture, and value. Texture is the appearance of how something feels. You can tell what the object feels like based on its outside surface. I captured that in all four of the photos I took. In particular, the first photo displays a rough surface on the bricks, because of the indents and uneven lines. Value, is the contrast from light to dark. It can make the main focal point in picture pop. I feel my third picture demonstrates value the best. The pattern in the metal makes the light hit it at different points, which causes a contrast of lights and darks. I especially like it because the shadows emphasize the metal humps and make them the focal point. The other photos show examples of both value and texture. Photography has interested more and more as I have grown up. I mainly enjoy it because every photo you take captures something that speaks different to others. You can incorporate your creativity and imagination into a photo. I also have grown to like it more because, when I play softball, my teammates mom professionally takes pictures of us. When she shares them with us, I love to look at every picture, because they all capture a moment that is significant to us. When I take photos, I definitely look for color. Although you may not see that in the photos I take the first class, it's what draws my attention. I chose to take the photos I did, because I like to zoom up and focus on small parts rather than bigger, more busy shots. |