Rule of Thirds & Symmetrical Balance

This is my contact sheet for the rule of thirds and symmetry project. As one can tell my composition for the rule of thirds photos was better than my symmetry. I had trouble finding things that were symmetrical rather than creating it. I think my best symmetry pictures are the ones of the lake where there is horizontal symmetry due to the reflection in the water. 

I like my rule of thirds pictures, and if you look at some of my pictures on earlier rolls of film I had already incorporated that rule some. A twist that was added to the rule of thirds project was trying to use leading lines. Leading lines are lines that lead your eye to the main subject of the photograph. My best composition of this is my very first picture of my friend Clara in the soccer goal.

Girl in Goal

In this picture, I used the rule of thirds. This was my best composition using leading lines. There are so many lines leading to Clara, the subject. This is one of my favorite pictures on the roll of film.

We ARE Tualatin

I also like this picture of Clara doing a "T" on the away football bleachers. This is another example of a rule of thirds photo and leading lines were also incorporated by the bleachers and Clara's arms. A reason I like this picture is because of how it represents Tualatin HS in a sense.     

Qualities of Light

Beautiful Mother                                     Mysterious Mother

 
















The picture to the right was my first print for the project. In this photo direct side light is being used. It is my favorite print of the project because of how beautiful my mom looks. I absolutely love the intricate detail you can see and the way the light is positioned. I like the distinct shadows it creates and how the background is black so the focus is all on her. 
The picture to the left is the same one but I burned and dodged it. My teacher said that I should do that one class, but then the next he said I didn't have to because the original was well exposed. The result of the burning and dodging was great though. I was having trouble with that new process because my first attempt was way too dark. I quickly had to redo it (class was almost over) and the Mysterious Mother image is what I got. Both versions of the picture are good in their own ways. The one to the left shows my mom's face more clearly and gives her distinct features. I really like her eye in the Mysterious Mother. This picture also creates a mystery because part of her body is slowly disappearing into the blackness behind her.      

The Glow of Love

This is a silhouette of a Beanie Baby kangaroo and its baby. I really like this silhouette because of how little you can see. I love the affect the light creates on the platform. I also like how you can see the beady eyes of the baby kangaroo in the mother's pouch. This picture took a lot of intricate work because of the way I set it up. I created the platform with a few of my school textbooks. The platform you see is actually my physics textbook. I put a lamp behind it and took the picture through the railing. It's hard to explain but it took a lot of careful planning and the outcome looks cool. This picture creates a glow type of atmosphere.

   Dolls Come Alive at Night   

This is another silhouette image I took of an American Girl doll. It really exemplifies the "creepy" doll stereotype. I made the doll stand up so it looked like she was walking. I put the lamp behind her to create the silhouette. One aspect i really like of this image is how you can see the doorway and the blackness that is beyond in it. It gives an eerie feeling of the unknown. I also like how the doll is positioned in the rule of thirds and not right in the center. Who would have ever thought a sweet little American Girl doll could be so creepy? 

All Tangled Up

This picture was completely spontaneous. I was at home after school and was passing by our dinner table to get a snack when I saw how bright it was outside. I like the way the light hit the ground and the hose. I thought it would look cool, so I went and grabbed my camera. That hose has been there forever, tangled up like that and reminds me of when I was younger playing in the hose like that during the summer. I positioned the hose within the frame like that, and without really knowing it used the rule of thirds. I like the shadows the tree created in the grass and the shadow of the hose. This is an example of a direct light image, the sun being the source of light. I really like the texture of my patio and the lines leading to the hose.

Light Project Contact Sheet