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2007-02-28 07:34:13 · 11 answers · asked by Jo 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
Try eliminating a part of the botton so that the snow (white) area is situated 1/3 down; it's called the Rule of Thirds. Look it up. That will work for your image. The school of thought where everything is centered is really not what attracts anyone's attention. Try what I suggest by scrolling down with your mouse and see what I refer to.
There are several "rules" in photography but only one axiom to remember: rules are meant to be broken for the sake of creativity... KNOWING when to break rules comes with practice and a lot of experience.
The vase is such a great subject but the background shadows completely ruined a beautiful shot! Hey, try this: use a white bedsheet and tack it onto the wall and on the botton of the vase so it is totally white, then, use reflectors (white cardboards) on the dark side to reflect back some of the ambient light in back of the vase to subdue the shadow and see what happens; leave more space on top of the vase than at the bottom, and try to center one, then take another with the vase on 1/3 to the right and the other 1/3 to the left; see which one looks better for you; such detail requires better focus. Don't be afraid to experiment. That's how you learn. Best of all, have fun!
Best wishes.
2007-02-28 08:09:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I must be honest, while exposed well,and the composition was OK, I was left thinking "so?" To me there wasn't any central focus or reason for the image. The contrasts of colors, the blue sky, the white in the middle, the browns on the bottom were nice, but they didn't say anything to me. I'll bet the clouds were more dramatic in person, and maybe a little adjusting in photoshop might bring out that sky a little better, but as presented, they looked a bit flat.
Give the image a foreground, or central focal point. Use a leading line to direct the viewers interest. Something to bring the viewer into the image.
1-10, a 5.
2007-02-28 13:47:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll bet that sky is much more alive in person than it is on the screen, It needs to be more featured to carry that image, but in uploading, things get compressed and turn flat sometimes.
I would crop some of the yellow grass from the bottom. Your horizon is too close to the middle of the picture. BTW, that image would make a **great** panoramic, just crop the top and bottom, maybe add a frame to close it in.
What I really would like to have seen is an image much closer to the line of trees! I love bare winter branches.
2007-02-28 10:46:24 · answer #3 · answered by Ara57 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Canada, Oh Canada!
I agree with Kehkohjon, "bringing the white 1/3 of the way down."
Personally, I think sometimes a photo doesn't have to have a main focal point or subject. I like a few landscape shots that are telling me to just, "take it all in." I like it!
2007-02-28 20:37:33 · answer #4 · answered by Incognito 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only b/c you ask... taking some of the grassy area out would add a bit of "life" to the shot, maybe just short of half way up to the little dot on the right hand side. Otherwise it's an excellent picture!
2007-02-28 10:58:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would cut the top off so that the sky and the ground have equal space in the photo. The shot was really great.
2007-02-28 07:47:40 · answer #6 · answered by kitty 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I like it! 8/10
2007-02-28 07:54:32 · answer #7 · answered by Snapple 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really like the composition of the picture.. i love the colors.... Its a very nice shot...
2007-02-28 07:55:39 · answer #8 · answered by bangles121 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its very inspiring to the youthful poet.
very lovely. <3
2007-02-28 11:35:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't get what the main focus of the picture is supposed to be....
2007-02-28 15:03:59 · answer #10 · answered by micheleh29 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋