My Collection
I think this composition is quite symmetrical save for the rock in the foreground which I think adds some interest to the bigger picture. Additionally, the buoy on the lake which may not be seen at first glance, but upon closer inspection, breaks up the monotony of this image’s uniformity.
For the editing in this photo, I tried to lighten the darker spots in the foreground to show all the detail, however, because it was taken on my phone, my camera had not captured this part of the image very well. This left me with a blurry and noisy foreground, so I decided just to darken it again as it was less unsightly this way. I also adjusted the colouring of this photo to further emphasize the tranquility of it. I think the lilac colour has quite a calming presence here, while also contrasting nicely against the warm orange of the sun setting. Overall, I think my editing choices added an almost surreal effect to these photos.
In this photo, I used mainly one element of composition, - a focal point. I would say that for me, the focal point is the furthest building in the background, which is highlighted in a different colour due to the sun shining on it. It is, however, quite a busy picture so there could potentially be many different focal points depending on the viewer and to where their eye is drawn. Personally, I think that the road and perspective lead the viewer’s eye to the focal point.
I used various tools to edit this picture, the most obvious being the colour change. This photo was taken in Portugal, and I wanted to capture the heat with this picture. I believe I achieved this by amplifying the white balance temperature to give the picture a warmer, more yellow hue. I also wanted to make the colours more eye catching on the buildings, so I used the exposure, enhance and saturate tools to accomplish this.
I wanted the sky to be the focus of this image, with the buildings as a secondary focus, and the leaves adding a subtle pop of colour. I think this piece would follow mainly the rule of thirds as both the focuses- the sky and buildings, remain in the intersections of the middle sections. I think this composition gives the photo a certain uniformity whilst also having some of what would be traditionally considered unsightly features, such as the crane in the background and the varied inconsistency of the buildings’ heights and shapes.
As for the editing, I’ve tried to be a bit more subtle with it by changing the contrast and vibrance to bring out the orange undertone in the sky. Additionally, I brightened and saturated the green tones in the leaves and bushes. I think this helped to tie the whole picture together by accentuating the orange hues in both the sky and the red brick building, as well as the warm sunlight illuminating the wall at the bottom of the photo.