Implied Lines

Here are a few of my shots that i believe imply the use of lines in their composition.


Here a sense of a leading line leads all the way from the bottom left of the frame up to the sun which becomes the point of rest for the eyes. This implied line is interesting because i have never captured the sun as a point of interest before.


This image has several implied lines. The first is the 'wake' line leading upwards from the first duck, we can see one wake and the other is filled in by us, the second line connects the two birds and leads diagonally bottom left to top right.

iPhone photos

I just thought i'd record here for future reference a video that i found extremely inspirational. As somebody who is very worried about the quality of equipment i use this video from the team at 'fstoppers.com' was exactly what i needed to inspire me to get shooting. In the video the team do a professional photo shoot using the built in camera on an iPhone 3gS. The results are amazing.

LINK: http://fstoppers.com/iphone/

Curves

Like diagonals, curves can help create an illusion of motion in an image. Again i wanted to give motion to subjects that were fairly still to see how far the effect could go.

This cup holder was full of curves and circles. The rims of the cups here seemed to give a slightly liquid feel to the composition and by cutting off the edges of the rims, they were stopped from being complete circles in which the eye would get stuck.



This wall looked very organic with the smooth curve it had when viewed from this angle. It had a sense of motion on it draws the eye right down it's length. I used a shallow DOF here to add some interest and some mystery. For me, the snake like wall has the best illusion of motion i have created.

Here i used a similar angle to that of the wall shot but with a different subject. The subtle curve of the railing sat well with me and the people passing just fill up the shot. The eye is lead into the shot from the bottom left and i think it settles on the leaning man.


Here again my subject was a basket lid (baskets seem to have become my favourite subject as of late) simply because it had literally no straight lines at all. Everything about the basket was extremely organic and fluid. It gave a very rural, natural feel to the image.

Diagonals

Diagonals in photography create a sense of motion and movement. they make an image quite dynamic and can liven up an otherwise plain subject. That's what i tried to achieve with these images.

With this image the first things i noticed were odd angles of the pieces of wood and metal. The image is packed with diagonals and i think it keeps the eye scanning. I like the fact that my eye doesn't rest on a single subject. Gives a chaotic effect to the photo.


The simplicity of the diagonal flooring caught my eye here but it was to simple to capture and create something interesting from. I used an idea that i had seen in a photography magazine, to shoot down from above and include my feet in the image. It adds context and an interest that would otherwise be lacking.


I came up with this shot while experimenting with a basket. I placed my camera inside the basket facing upwards, focused roughly on the top rim and took the picture using a 2 second delay. I tried the image a few times and found that by making it a self portrait it had enough of a point of interest. the diagonals in the basket draw the eye straight into the 'frame in frame'.



Again while looking for an iteresting subject i came across this laundry basket. I was experimenting with angles and found that if you looked inside it, it almost looked like the sun with 'rays' leading out diagonally. I took the basket and held it to the sky and got this shot. It's quite a dynamic image because of the contrast of the curves and diagonals.