Composition

With the composition, instead of focusing on different aspects like with lighting, balance or texture on trying to bring out a meaning in my photos, i went for lines, color and an assymetrical view. In the first photo i tried to capture my object in relation to the two palm trees. The beautiful looking sky was just a nice addition. The second image brings your eyes to the statue because it is a dark color and jagging scratches whereas the sky and the building are light. It brings in the focus to the statue itself and does not let the eyes wander. The third is about assymetrical views and how i tried to make it more interesting by skewing the object's symmetry of the normal square.

Balance

Balance was a major component in these photos. I think that symmetry in a photo can be benficial if you are looking for one focal point. In the bottom slide photo, one's eyes are guided by the slide to the teddy bear at the top. In the other pictures where there are the swing sets and the baseball, i put that there so the focus is the teddy bear first but also the notion of other children's toys with the baseball. It balances out the pictures focus.

Lighting

I wanted to explore lighting because i believe that the way the sun or light source hits the object and creates the shadows around it, can not only be beautiful but also tell a story itself. The bars and the shadows they create make it seem like the teddy bear is trapped, like the playground is his prison. This also can be seen as sad photos because the teddy bear was left behind. The shadows created an eerie undertone to the photo.

Texture

I chose to explore the texture of the objects in the pictures because i feel that when this is explored, one may become more personalized with the picture. When it is closer and one can see very fine details of an object, you can begin to become connected to it and experience feelings towards it. Whether its the bark on the tree, the leather on the ball or the bark of the ground, the texture gives a certain feel to the picture and makes it all the more real to the viewers.

Photographic Perspectives