Forum 5: Composition


The Five Compositional Elements 

I recently have bought the iphone XR which has one of the best camera qualities I have ever seen. Now, when I take pictures with my phone and add filter apps such as VSCO, Instagram, and Snapchat, somedays I really feel as if I am a "talented" photographer because of how well the pictures come out. The use of high quality phone cameras and editing apps can make a picture taken with little effort seem as it was professionally taken. Compositional elements of how a photo is taken has the same effect on photos. The way the camera is positioned and the background surrounding of images has a large impact on how a photo looks to the naked eye. For example, when a photo with a symmetric background is compared to a photo with a messy background, the photo with the symmetric is much more appealing. Compositional elements include negative space, symmetry, layering, angels, framing, lines, shapes, and the rule of thirds. In this blog, you will see five compositional elements that I used when taking pictures of a simple object that I use for decoration in my dorm room.

Symmetry 



I took this image trying to achieve the goal of symmetry. The lining of the windows in the background evenly line up on both the right and left side, giving the symmetric effect. I also tried to evenly line up the spacing between the letters, Z T A.  I also noticed after that this can also be categorized under the compositional element of lines, because of the shades located in the background of the image. 

Layering 



For this shot, I tried to accomplish the compositional element of layering. I had most difficulty with this element because it took multiple tries in order to accomplish not blocking one letter with the others. I then had to find the correct angle that brings out the layering effect of the objects. I learned that if you take the picture in front of the object, you can not see the layering effect of the objects, However, if you take a picture from a right or left angle you can see the layering effect of the objects.

Shapes 



In this shot, I tried to accomplish the compositional element of shapes. In order to create a shape I rearranged the letters until I found a position in which I can visually see a shape. The shape that caught my eye was the right triangle that was created when the Z and upside down A were pushed together.

Angels 



When taking this shot I tried numerous different angels and choose which one gave a more dramatic  effect. I learned how the position of the camera can change a regular or simple photo into a dramatic photo. The angle of the camera can also make the focused object appear much larger and taller or smaller and shorter, depending on what angle you use. For this angle,  I shot the picture from below facing up making the objects or letters appear much larger and taller than they really are. The lighting focused at this angle made the letters darker and the background bright, creating a dramatic effect. However, I also recognized how this can be categorized as a leading lines element. I learned from photographymed.com that leading lines are used to guide the viewers eyes towards the object. In this photo, the lines of the shades in the background become shorter when closer to the letters/object, causing thee object/letters to really stand out.

Negative Space



Although it might seem easy, finding a blank wall is harder than this seems. Since I couldn't find a wall that didn't have any other objects on it, I improvised and used my desk in my dorm room to use as my background for the negative space element. The desk ended up working perfectly because the color really contrasted the letters, making them stand out. I thought this was perfect because the whole purpose of negative space is to really make the object that is being focused on stand out.

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