Lighting

Lighting in photographs changes the emphasis and draws the eye. For my lighting photographs I used the sun, a porch light, and a desk light placed on the floor. I tried to use different angles with the lighting so I could explore its different effects. Like the porch light coming through the stairs because it incorporates lines, but I also like the photograph with the sun because there is alot going on.

Lines

Lines in a photographlead the eye in the direction they are going. For my photographs I generally tried to get the lines pointing in the direction of the bottle. I the picture with the stairs I feel I did a good job with the lines, but that there wasn't enough emphasis on the bottle, and I couldn't figure out how to fix that. I personally like the picture with the shades as lines because it also brings in the element of lighting.

Balance

For my balance photographs decided to use symetrical, asymetrical, and repetition. I used a mirror for the symetrical. For the asymetrical i used another water bottle and placed it further back from the camera. This gave the photograph depth. For repetition, I didnt have more of the same water bottle, so I used other water bottles, and I feel like it works.

Texture

I used gravel, grass, and my couch as the different textures. I feel the picture with grass as a texture is the strongest, because it has more depth than the others. I took one with the bottle in a pool, but it was difficult to tell it was even in a pool, so I left that one out. I find it interesting how different textures make the bottle look different. For intance, when i see the bottle on the gravel, it looks like trash, whereas on the grass it looks like someone placed it there on purpose.

Potographic Perspectives