Composition Photography
My intention with this image was to show something a photographer does to get the photograph they hope for, such as getting at different vantage points. Not only did I include the two girls lying on the ground taking a photo, but I also included the foreground and background the show the environment around them. I employed the following art elements and design principles: contrast, value, line, shape, rule of thirds, and texture. I used contrast in the following ways, it is pretty dark up close and the girls are in the shade so that makes it darker. In the background is the pool, which is in the sunlight so it is a lot lighter than other parts of the photo. I have manipulated balance by placing the girls on the left side of the frame and on the right side of the frame are the pool, wall, and bleachers. Even though the frame is pretty full and busy with objects, you can tell that the focus point is on the two girls taking a photo. I experienced problems while taking the photo because I did not crop everything out when I took the photo so I had to crop the frame when I printed. I feel really happy with the focus and contrast, it is very clear. If I were to shoot this image again, I would change the focal point because the image seems very busy and the focal point is kind of dark. Overall I feel pleased about my piece because I improved from the first project and I feel like I learned a lot about composition and focus.
3 Responses to 'Composition Photography'
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anjana said,
Hey Ellen,
I really like this photo that you took. I like the way you took the picture of the girls because most people tend to have to take photos of the people in the center, but you used the balance rule and put them on the left side and I think that made the picture look more full. The composition is great as well. I also really like the pattern used in this photo such as the lines in the fence. I also like the full frame, it gives a kind of busy tone to the pictures, the fact that “these girls are busy taking a picture” having those objects around makes sense. The focus of this picture is really good, and overall I think the picture was taken well.
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lisa09 said,
I think one of the strongest elements of this photo is the use of line to frame your focus on the two girls. The lines of the fence and awning draw the eye to the two girls. I also find the texture of the fence a nice contrast between the surface of the wood and tiles next to it. Overall I think you did a great job with composition and contrast =)
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prima11 said,
I really like this picture because it is very full with not very much negative space. The subject of your photograph seems to be the people and I liked how you used the rule of thirds to make the photo more appealing to look at then rather just having the people in the center. I also think this photo shows the passion of photography of students at ISB since the girls are busy taking pictures not knowing that you are taking a picture of them. I think you did a very good job of focusing the picture, and I can really see that you were really focusing on trying to take good composition pictures. (:
