Photography Composition

Leading Line

Dusty Chalk Board A.Santos 2013

-        A line that leads your eye to the focal point or into the distance to create depth.

To represent leading line I chose this close up image of a chalkboard. It was taken from an angle so that the ledge and erasers draw your eye into the distance. The lighting in the hallway also creates more depth which I thought made the image more intriguing. 

Rhythm

The Many Faces of Me! A. Santos 2013

-Repetition of an image, a pattern

I took this image because there is a repetition of my face. To create this I used mirrored cabinets in my bathroom. 

Vertical

 The Basis of the Creative Mind. A. Santos 2013

-The image is longer in length than in width

I took this image in the art room. I found this mannequin torso and some books and piled them on top of each other. Because of that it would have been in better taste to take the picture vertically rather than horizontal where some of the image would be cut off.

Framing

-Shooting the image through something so that the main subject becomes framed.

I shoot this image in a mirror. The frame of the mirror is the frame in my picture. This image was also taken at the corner of the mirror so you can see the angle which makes it look more like a frame rather than a line.

Angle: Straight on

Trees in the Park A.Santos 2013

-When the camera is held straight, not being pointed up or down and getting an eye level view of the subject.

I took this while walking through the wooded section of the park. You can see both the sky and the ground equally because the camera was held straight at eye level on flat ground. The horizon line is perfectly centered.