Be Original!
I was mesmerized by this. It took me some time to come to my senses. Hope you like it too.
Photography is an art of observation. It has little to do with the things you see and everthing to do with the way you see them. ~Elliott Erwitt
For lens-artist-photo-challenge
“Water lilies is an extension of my life. Without the water, the lilies cannot live, as I am without art” ~Claude Monet
A few days ago I saw a very nice post by Helen and her post directed me to a wonderful post by Brenda on “the rule of thirds“. A rule which is used to create a well balanced photograph. After all it is important to know where to place our object(s) in the frame.
Taken from Brenda’s text, “the rule of thirds is the element of composition that begins with dividing an image into thirds, horizontally and vertically, creating nine imagined sections. ”
On Brenda’s post I thoroughly enjoyed a video by Saurav Sinha about composition.
The theory is that if you place points of interest in the intersections or along the lines than your photo becomes more balanced and will enable a viewer of the image to interact with it more naturally. (https://digital-photography-school.com/rule-of-thirds/
After going through the theory, I am presenting four images taken at different time points with different purposes.
In my first image, I wanted to include the colourful background (which was created due to clear sky and green branches)
In the second image, the object is crocus and the idea was to present crocuses from a close distance but also to give a view of crocus field.
One more image using the rule and adding some background.
Lastly an example where the photo is centred.
Some interesting information:
The rule of thirds was first written down by John Thomas Smith in 1797. In his book Remarks on Rural Scenery, Smith quotes a 1783 work by Sir Joshua Reynolds, in which Reynolds discusses, in unquantified terms, the balance of dark and light in a painting. John Thomas Smith then continues with an expansion on the idea, naming it the “Rule of thirds”
Smith’s conception of the rule is meant to apply more generally than the version commonly explained today, as he recommends it not just for dividing the frame, but also for all division of straight lines, masses, or groups. On the other hand, he does not discuss the now-common idea that intersections of the third-lines of the frame are particularly strong or interesting for composition.
Resource: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_thirds
I hope I have done justice and created interesting images. I would love to read any comments.
Thanks for reading.
Recently I have started taking interest in the theory of photography in order to improve my photography skills. I am focussing on learning different concepts and am following Brenda’s posts on “photo studies”. Brenda has explained “rhythm” with variety of photos including repetitive and non repetitive components in a photo and even included Ted’s video on rhythm in visual composition.
In this post I am presenting my understanding of rhythm ( just like rhythm in music). To start with there are photos with repeated patterns found in nature and in man made designs.
The rhythm in these photos is related to a specific pattern. Next I want to see photos without repetition. In such cases by using a rhythmic element we present the mood or the flow. We feel the movement when we see waves or flowing water or a picture of a road gives us a sense of rhythm.
I would love to hear your comments. Please share your knowledge of rhythm.
Next challenge would be to find rhythm in a minimal setting. But one thing at a time.
Abstraction or Non representational imagery in photography is one of the most difficult concepts. After going through Brenda’s post “a photo study: abstract photography” and watching Ted Forbes’ video again and again. I tried abstraction myself.
Please help me improving my skills.
I found Brenda’s post a photo study:rule of space very interesting. Posts related to various key concepts in photography are helping me understand the theory of photography.
In her post Brenda talks about placing negative spaces in different situations to create sense of motion, activity or conclusion. Here is my contribution with photo deatils.
1.1/250 sec. f/8 18mm, ISO 100
2.1/160 sec. f/6.3 55mm, ISO 100
3.1/125 sec. f/5.6 55mm, ISO 280
4.1/125 sec. f/4 18mm, ISO 220
Have I managed to give a story in each of these images and create proper negative spaces? Is there something which is either unnecessary or lacking? Help me improving my knowledge.
Thank you.
