I first got my Canon T3i the summer of 2012, so all of these photos have only been taken in the past two years. However, I can still find good things in even the earliest of my photographs.
The first is my favorite photo of the campus. I'm a sucker for good geometry; even in cinematography, I'm drawn to compositions that make use of strong lines. Here, we see lines in every direction - horizontal lines, vertical lines, angled lines. I also really love the shadows in this picture, as it helps create the focal point which is the bright landscape beyond Blanton Hall, but only revealed in a small shape.
The next photo is part of a series of stills I did for my brother's band, the subject in this one being my brother himself. All of the boys were a little awkward on camera, but I liked how Jacob's expression turned out. He's serious about his music, so I think his coolness comes across in this photo. I also like the composition of colors. His bright red shirt helps him pop out against the white wall. If he didn't have that, since the rest of his color scheme is relatively muted, he'd probably disappear in all of the white.
The third photo is the most recent, as I took it on an adventure my friends and I went on this past spring semester. I really like the color composition here. The blueness of the water is not very saturated, so it blends well with the beige/brown color of the rock. My friend also fits well in the composition, as his color scheme is similar to the landscape's (except for his red shoes, but because of how small it is, it works). I think he also helps balance out the image, using the rule of the thirds.
The fourth photo is again of my brother, this time at his band's first show. The venue had some colorful lighting, as you might be able to tell. I like this photo because of the lighting; there's the harshness of the light from the side, which creates dark and dramatic shadows on the other side of his face, but leaves him illuminated enough to see him. The light also helps capture the guitar and the microphone, which is important to the action of the photo, but doesn't clutter the composition. I also like the bassist's hand and instrument in the back, because it helps balance the image, instead of leaving it completely black back there.
The fifth photo was taken in my hometown, when I realized there was a lot of awesome geometry around town. This photo is interesting, because the lines aren't as harsh and defined as they are in the first image, but they're still there. The transition between bright green grass and the cold grey sidewalk is softened by the bunches of leaves, but because of the contrasting colors, we can follow the line up until the vanishing point. I think I also intended to have the vanishing point be the focal point, but I'm not sure it came out as well as I wanted it to. Regardless, I still like the geometry.
Finally, we have the last photo. There's actually two versions of this photo - the original had the focus set on the back set of lights, but a friend from the time said that the focus should be closest to us. That's how I got this image, as I focused on the blue bulb towards the front, making that the focal point. It also really helps declutter the image, as the blue bulb has a darker surrounding, which really makes it pop. The focus is also incredibly fine, so even the bulbs closer to the blue one are out of focus. The lighting in the back helps balance the image, with all of the soft-focus lights.
Glad you love lines but what how do these lines that point to a bright landscape create meaning in your picture?
ReplyDeleteOk your brother has a relaxed look and it makes him look cool that's better a little bit more meaning there.
With the colors of the water again how does these colors create meaning in your pictures? What do these colors make you think of?
You don’t need to describe the picture, if your pointing out things in your picture you want them to support a meaning in the picture.