The photos that I took for my shape project were almost all taken outside except for the stairway picture. Some were taken at a cross country meet and featured people and others were taken at my house or at school.
The picture featuring the leaves on the ground was taken because I felt that it did not only have great shape but it also had a great textured look. I took this picture while standing directly over the leaves, holding the camera to capture the image horizontally. I considered the rule of thirds regarding the bigger leaf in the picture, I chose to place it on the left third of the photo.
The asphalt picture was taken of my driveway at my house. The picture displays great pattern in the repetition of the different shaped stones, this also provides a textured look to the picture. I took this while laying down on the driveway with the camera directly on the ground. The rule of thirds was incorporated into this photo because the bottom third of the picture is slightly blurred while the rest is more in focus.
The third picture is a picture of the rot spots above the rear wheels of a Ford truck. This shows great texture in the almost crinkly looking surface and awesome shapes in the sharp, jagged edges of the metal. I took this picture while standing about a foot away from the object of attention. The rule of thirds was incorporated into this photo by not showing the rust spot until about one third of the way over from the left side of the picture.
The picture of the stairs was taken inside at the high school this shows good pattern in the brick work of the walls, and in the vertical slats of the railings. I was standing about 15 feet away from the bottom of the stairs, looking up. I incorporated the rule of thirds by not showing the start of the middle stair case until one third over from the right. The viewer's sight is drawn through the picture by going up the stairs.
The fifth picture captures the legs of the runners at the start line of a cross country meet. Good pattern is displayed through the repetition of the runners' legs, and their shoes. I took this picture while standing off to the side of the first runner and just ahead of the line, this angle is what gives the image good depth. By establishing depth in the photo, the viewer's sight is drawn down the line of runners, the further back the viewer looks the smaller and further away the runners become.
The last picture was taken looking out over the ocean on the coast of Canada, near St. John's. The picture showed great texture in the wide variation of materials in the image, marsh grass, cedar trees, rocks along the coast, and the slight blur that the fog bank in the back creates. I took this picture while crouched down behind the marsh grass in the foreground, the first piece of land is about 300 yards out and the second island is about 1000 yards out. I placed the point of the piece of land in the middle of the picture about one third from the right to incorporate the rule of thirds. The positioning of the different pieces of this picture creates a good depth which draws the sight of the viewer back from the marsh grass in the foreground, to the strip of land in the center, and back to the fog shrouded island in the very back of the image.
The picture featuring the leaves on the ground was taken because I felt that it did not only have great shape but it also had a great textured look. I took this picture while standing directly over the leaves, holding the camera to capture the image horizontally. I considered the rule of thirds regarding the bigger leaf in the picture, I chose to place it on the left third of the photo.
The asphalt picture was taken of my driveway at my house. The picture displays great pattern in the repetition of the different shaped stones, this also provides a textured look to the picture. I took this while laying down on the driveway with the camera directly on the ground. The rule of thirds was incorporated into this photo because the bottom third of the picture is slightly blurred while the rest is more in focus.
The third picture is a picture of the rot spots above the rear wheels of a Ford truck. This shows great texture in the almost crinkly looking surface and awesome shapes in the sharp, jagged edges of the metal. I took this picture while standing about a foot away from the object of attention. The rule of thirds was incorporated into this photo by not showing the rust spot until about one third of the way over from the left side of the picture.
The picture of the stairs was taken inside at the high school this shows good pattern in the brick work of the walls, and in the vertical slats of the railings. I was standing about 15 feet away from the bottom of the stairs, looking up. I incorporated the rule of thirds by not showing the start of the middle stair case until one third over from the right. The viewer's sight is drawn through the picture by going up the stairs.
The fifth picture captures the legs of the runners at the start line of a cross country meet. Good pattern is displayed through the repetition of the runners' legs, and their shoes. I took this picture while standing off to the side of the first runner and just ahead of the line, this angle is what gives the image good depth. By establishing depth in the photo, the viewer's sight is drawn down the line of runners, the further back the viewer looks the smaller and further away the runners become.
The last picture was taken looking out over the ocean on the coast of Canada, near St. John's. The picture showed great texture in the wide variation of materials in the image, marsh grass, cedar trees, rocks along the coast, and the slight blur that the fog bank in the back creates. I took this picture while crouched down behind the marsh grass in the foreground, the first piece of land is about 300 yards out and the second island is about 1000 yards out. I placed the point of the piece of land in the middle of the picture about one third from the right to incorporate the rule of thirds. The positioning of the different pieces of this picture creates a good depth which draws the sight of the viewer back from the marsh grass in the foreground, to the strip of land in the center, and back to the fog shrouded island in the very back of the image.