Jason,
I don't mean to beat a dead horse, but using words to describe a visual medium is often difficult. Conscious or not, what I find to be the strength of the composition is this centered triangle within the square format:
Jonathan
Jason,
I don't mean to beat a dead horse, but using words to describe a visual medium is often difficult. Conscious or not, what I find to be the strength of the composition is this centered triangle within the square format:
Jonathan
Thanks Jonathan; I don't mind a photo being beneficial for instruction! I do like shapes in photos and am always looking for more ways to be thoughtful about that. Triangles might not be as conscious as rectangles, S's, crosses, and circles.
The shapes hitting me hardest at the time of compositions were rectangles which I've crudely added in blue with gimp. Rectangles on vertical and horizontal planes shaped by 3d perspective. We often think of simple lines of convergence as the way to make a 3d representation, but a variety of shapes can do that. 3D representation, not being merely near and far, but the shape of interior and placement of people and objects in a scene. Sort of architectural photography with people in the scene and the wrong camera.
Rectangles to show shapes of rooms is probably most apparent in the final set's white tiles in "space odyssey 2001" and the shape of the space ship interior was pretty well defined by shapes too.
One of my favorite things about art of all kinds is that it is open to interpretation on so many levels. The more you look, the more you see.
Here's a recent shot that's all about shapes and shadows.
Mamiya 7, 80mm, TMY2.
Jonathan
Roots
Big hole mid-day
Desert
Let's try this again, now that my connection appears to be working properly. Recent Shanghai wanderings:
More over on my flickr.
Love those cinder blocks David. Nice glow to them. The light on top of the left blocks are particularly cool.
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