Composition and Framing Task

Before

After

In this task we were given a theme and we had 20 minutes to go and take pictures, thinking about the quality of composition, of the local surroundings inspired by this theme. In my case it was "Compare/Contrast" I quickly set about finding objects and locations that would work for this theme.

Once we had taken the photographs we reviewed it are work and how we could improve it, we then look at techniques that could help us when we take photos. These included:

• Depth of Field
• Perspective/Leading Lines
• Symmetry
• Angle
• Pattern and Texture
• Negative Space
• The Rule of Thirds

After that I went to my favorite location out of the photos and put this to use, as you can see the composition and framing greatly improved. In the two photos to the left I used the negative space technique thus making a more visually image. The photos to the left show I have thought about angle in the top image a high angle and the bottom image a close up. I felt I have improved my composition throughout this workshop and I'm fast finding out it is a particular skill of mine.