Line and Shape
For these photos I decided to shoot outside. I focused on nature and how simple it is but then again, there is so much to look at.
The first photo I took was a wood pile in my backyard. I saw all the lines it created and the shapes that the logs created but also the negative space in between.
The second photo was the point where two logs were stacked on top of each other. I liked how the lines in the bark and the shapes in between.
The next photo was of the shingles on my house. I liked how they formed lines in many different directions. Taking is from a side angle created a nice point of view.
The fourth photo was of my porch. I laid down on the steps to take this photo to get a better point of few of the spaces in between. I like how you can see where it is starting to crack.
The fifth photo was of a single log. I liked the lines in the wood itself and where bugs have crawled into it and made holes. I also liked the negative space in the background.
The last photo is of a screen on an air conditioner. I liked the shapes that it had and the lines that were in the background. Taking it from the side created a nice point of view as well.
I took all of my photos from close up except of the wood pile. I took that photo from a distance to get the entirety of the wood pile in the shot.
I took most of my photos from the side but I took a couple from below. I love the way that photos look when you take them from below. When you take photos from below, it forces the viewer to think of what the subject matter actually is.
Most of my photos were horizontal but fifth photo I took was vertical.
I didn't consider the rule of thirds in my photos.
My photo of my porch successfully leads the viewers eye through the photo. With the lines of the cracks in the wood to where the panels join, it makes it natural for the viewer to follow the lines.
The first photo I took was a wood pile in my backyard. I saw all the lines it created and the shapes that the logs created but also the negative space in between.
The second photo was the point where two logs were stacked on top of each other. I liked how the lines in the bark and the shapes in between.
The next photo was of the shingles on my house. I liked how they formed lines in many different directions. Taking is from a side angle created a nice point of view.
The fourth photo was of my porch. I laid down on the steps to take this photo to get a better point of few of the spaces in between. I like how you can see where it is starting to crack.
The fifth photo was of a single log. I liked the lines in the wood itself and where bugs have crawled into it and made holes. I also liked the negative space in the background.
The last photo is of a screen on an air conditioner. I liked the shapes that it had and the lines that were in the background. Taking it from the side created a nice point of view as well.
I took all of my photos from close up except of the wood pile. I took that photo from a distance to get the entirety of the wood pile in the shot.
I took most of my photos from the side but I took a couple from below. I love the way that photos look when you take them from below. When you take photos from below, it forces the viewer to think of what the subject matter actually is.
Most of my photos were horizontal but fifth photo I took was vertical.
I didn't consider the rule of thirds in my photos.
My photo of my porch successfully leads the viewers eye through the photo. With the lines of the cracks in the wood to where the panels join, it makes it natural for the viewer to follow the lines.
Pattern and Texture
My best photo is of the building in Providence. This was in the art district and every building in the area was like this. Everything had so much character and were perfect subjects. The distance was from across the street so I got the entirety of the building in the shot. I took this photo from below. I was standing on the sidewalk and aimed the camera up. This photo is vertical. This photo does follow the rule of thirds but it was unintentional. With the rule of thirds, the windows each fall into a different area of the grid. This photo is an example of both pattern and texture. You get the repetition of the squares and rectangles of the windows and doors. You can also see the texture of the wood that is boarding up the broken windows. My photo of the shed may be a little overexposed. With the contrast of the bright white of the shed and the dark black of the fence, it may be a little harsh. I think my photo of the bleachers is slightly underexposed. With the reflection of the sun off of the metal, it was hard to balance out the grayscale. The area around the middle is slightly darker than I might have wanted it to be. I think my photo of the building is properly exposed. The balance between light and dark is really level and I think that it helps to create patterns in the photo.