UNIT 31 CTM Callum Monro: Composition: P3 (a)

Compositing an Image

Lens Used: 85mm and 75mm-300mm

Settings: MF Manual focus, AV Aperture priority, AWB auto white balance

For this work we were tasked with composing images considering the techniques learnt in class these included Framing the image, Rule of thirds, Foreground/Background and Perspective.

For this image I wanted to draw all the attention to my main subject, Sam. To do this I used the brick wall as a background as it's a very repetitive pattern and unobtrusive isolating the subject and the background. The Wall is also slightly out of focus drawing even more attention to Sam, this creates a quite unbalanced image as a lot of attention is drawn to Sam's face as it contrast from the orange brick wall. Rule of thirds also plays a part in drawing attention to the subject as the top centre third is much lighter that the rest of the lower centre thirds.

For this Image I aimed to draw focus to my subject by focusing on them and separating them from the other flowers. The purple and green in this image contrast one another, once again separating the background and foreground. Another key feature of this image is the positioning of the flowers as they're slightly offset to the left and right of the image this works with the rule of thirds as they're not dead centre, there's also a large empty space at the top of the image where's it's out of focus however this image is still balanced as the purple flower in the background balances the colours.

Once again I have used a brick wall to make my subject stand out as it's very repetitive and blank this also creating a contrast between the wall and the grass forming a leading line across the boundary of the lower third of the image as the colours conflict with one another leaving the flower in the centre to stand out as its dead centre and another colour. Overall this creates a very symmetrical image as its so balanced.

In this image I have offset the subject creating an unbalanced image the draws more attention to the brightly coloured flower than the monotone wall which is also out of focus. Another feature of this image is the streak of light that occupies the left third and blends with the flower making the image even more unbalanced and gives a feeling of depth.

In this image I wanted to draw attention to the Jaguar logo by focusing on it, but also using a the pattern of the grill to create a contrast between the two. I offset the logo to the left third to emphasise an empty space on one side of the image resulting in an unsymmetrical image.

For this image I wanted to draw the main focus on the posts. To do so I took the image from multiple perspectives until I found a position in which the posts lined up with one another creating multiple leading lines that instantly draw your attention I chose to focus on the centre signpost as it had the most interesting features that draw your attention. I tried to make the background as unfocused as possible because I didn't want it to distract the viewer.

To frame this image I used the roof of the chapel in the right third consequently this created a leading line as the edge of the building is so straight. The black structure also draws your attention acting as the main subject in the image as the black contrasts from the sky. However this doesn't make the image unbalanced as the brick wall creates a balance. Because the wall is in front of the tower it creates a sense of depth.

For this image the clock was the main subject, to emphasise this I used the wall as it is a blank background. This makes the image look symmetrical at first glance since the clock looks perfect.

This image was taken when I was experimenting with taking images from different perspectives once again the sky acts as a blank unobtrusive background drawing your attention to the flag and more importantly the red.

In this image I wanted to capture the detail of the dirt to do this I focused on the lightest part of the image so to draw in the viewers attention I also framed the white circle in the centre to grab more attention. Another key feature is the leading lines where the tiles separate which contrast from the unorganised dirt and moss which look more natural. However these lines do balance the image as he cover all of it.

Moving and Static Images

In photography, shutter speed or exposure time is the length of time a camera's shutter is open when taking a photograph. The amount of light that reaches the film or image sensor is proportional to the exposure time.

Low Shutter Speed

In these images we the lowered the shutter speed to 1/10 sec creating a motion blur effect when something in the frame moved.