Composition Assignment #2

In this assignment, we learned about five more elements in compositional photography. Those elements were color, space, balance, framing, and perspective. Our objective was to take a picture for each element to display the different elements.

For my space picture, I photographed half of a set of headphones against a white wall. For my color photo I took an angled picture of the bottles in the vending machine, I accentuated the color of the riptide bottle in photoshop. I wasn't exactly sure what I was going to do for my framing picture, but when I stepped outside onto my deck I noticed that my trampoline was in the center of two poles from the railing on the deck. I liked the way it focused in on the trampoline. For perspective, I got down on the ground and took an upwards photo of the balcony in the school building. The sky seemed to have a beautiful balance of darks and lights. The darks are represented in the horizon line and the lights are in the sky. I really liked this picture for balance.

The main thing I learned from this assignment was how to take different perspectives of images. I took a ton of photos for that element and had a hard time picking from them the one I liked best. Changes in perspective make a photo more interesting. Even the most ordinary object can look extraordinary with a different view. I really want to incorporate more perspectives into my own photography because it helps to keep the viewers attention and is more pleasing to the eye. I now also know five more elements to use in my own photos. A variety helps to keep your own photos fresh and interesting.