1/30 second, f 4.0, ISO 400
This is my Grandma Hunter's flat iron and one of her hand-sewn quilts. I put a photograph of her as a young woman in the shot above and used a large aperture to blur her image to give the feeling that even though she's gone, her memory lingers on in her handiwork.
Contrast this with the shot below:
1/25 second, f 4.0, ISO 400I feel that this is a little stronger composition because an odd numbers of objects, in this case 1, in the shot seems more pleasing to the eye than an even number...but it's missing the personal element of grandma's photograph. Any suggestions?
1/15 second, f 20, ISO 400
I wanted to make 3 totally different compositions in terms of subject and feeling. This week while we were giving a tour of the ranch to some more out-of-town visitors I saw this shed on one of the cattle units -- Who was it that said that she was going to start carrying the camera with her all the time? - - I have been doing that more...not ALL the time, but more, because you never know when you might come upon a photo opportunity. So this shot uses elements of color, texture, and the lines of the corrugated metal in contrast to the weathered wood of the door. The line of the hitching post and the small contrast of the dark horseshoe both seem to draw the eye to the door. It would have been nice to be able to have the door a little more off-center, but the building wasn't wide enough to do that.
1/1250 second, f 16, ISO 1600
Even though I took this photo on my first day of shooting...before I realized that I needed to change the ISO or check the white balance (I must have been fiddling with the menu one day before that and changed the ISO to 1600)....I like it. I was concentrating on getting the hang of spinning the command dial while at the same time trying to get a 3 year old to stand still and pose. Consequently, all the shots I took that day were underexposed or over-exposed as I struggled to figure out what my camera was doing. The ocean was really calm that day so the waves look soft right before they break on the beach. The composition elements used, some of which I was already aware, were the color of the sea next to the sand, the contrast and lightness of the clouds, the texture of the footprints, and the rule of thirds in placing Emalyn as she gazes down the beach.
Oh Alice!
ReplyDeletethese are just lovely! I like both the images of the heirlooms--with the picture and without. I like how you have arranged the quilt to be your background so no other distracting elements are existing, and love the pretty natural light as well.
As for needing an odd number? Maybe throwing in one more picture? I think it already looks like an odd number with the quilt acting as an object as well. I think they both look great and love the rule of thirds.
Door: Great use of color, lines, and texture! I too like the horse shoe! I have a similar door shot from my families ranch and it means a lot to me. I'm glad you are photographing the details of your life. We so often forget those and focus only on the people (which is good too..., but details have stories as well.)
Final Shot: Lovely. I love the rule of thirds and the very clean composition of the background. Love your granddaughter? gazing off camera as well.
An important use of rule of thirds with people... AND YOU"VE TOTALLY NAILED IT HERE, is to make sure if they are gazing away from the camera that you let their gaze be in the direction of the negative space to give room for the gaze to travel. Always a better use of the composition than if they were gazing the direction that left little room for travel.
Great work!
lovely shots!
So pretty, all of these shots. That door is really cool. Nice job in noticing a small detail on the ranch that you've never noticed before.
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful! I especially love the picture on the beach. Absolutely lovely. And great job with the three-year-old. I know what a challenge it can be to get children to hold still. :)
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