Compositional trick# 4 Extreme angles

In this photograph in order to get an extreme angle I climbed on top of a wall and I had the camera-man tilt the camera to add a little more of an effect on the photo. My favorite thing about this photo is the way my shoes standout. Even though it has nothing to do with compositional trick, it adds a little more to the photo. What i could have donr better was angle it a little different so i capture the sky, it would have added a little more color to the photo.

Self Portraits

For our Self-Portrait project we were to take three self-portraits. They were all to be in black and white, and they were all to capture a mood of some sort. We were also challenged to be as artistic as possible, and stay as far away from normal, cliche portraits that we see on personal pages etc. as possible.One had to use the rule of thirds as the base for the composition; One had to incorporate leading lines, and one had to be taken from a more extreme angle.

The self portrait project was one of my favorite projects because we actually had the pictures taken the way we wanted and i was able to express myself a little more. My strongest photo would have to be the extreme angles photo. My weakest photo would have to be the rule of thirds self portrait because i could have did a better job at using the rule of thirds.

Contact Sheet

I think my contact sheet came out good. I did well using macro and catching the texture of the tree. I could have used the rule of the thirds better because the image of the shoes is not really on the thirds. Of all the compositional tricks my favorite one was leading lines. Leading lines is my favorite because I like searching around for leading lines that lead to an emphasis.

Compositional Trick #4 CROP

In this photo I changed the composition by cropping out most of the backdrop. I like the original picture better because there is alot more going on and a lot changed just by cropping out what i cropped.

Compositional Trick #3 macro

The macro funtion allows you to take pictures of very small objects and it allows you to create a depth of field within the photo. Depth of field is how far you can see in the photo, a shallow depth of field means you cant view that far into the photo. A deep depth of field means you can see deep into the photo. What I like most about this photo is how great I used the depth of field.

Compositional Trick #2 leading lines

compisitional trick #1 Rule of Thirds

The rule of thirds is a compisitional trick that you use to position your emphasis outside of the center of your photo. Its basically breaking the picture down into thirds and positioning it where the lines intersect on the thirds. In my photo I could have used the rule of thirds better by positioning the objects a little further up and maybe capturing just one of the shoes.

extreme angles

In order to get my extreme angle, I climbed on the stairwall and had my photographer kneel down to spice it up. I like that my shoes are the closest thing to the lens of the camera its just something the eye isnt used to seeing.