2. Lighting
Natural light features a lot in my photos, most evidently in this
photo, where the light shining through my bedroom window reflects
off of the white colour of my guitar, which in turn makes it glow with
an almost angelic appearance. In my opinion, this highlights the
beauty of the guitar.
Natural light also features very strongly in this photo of a marshall amplifier.
The amp is also quite close to my window and reflected the natural light
shining through it. The light reflects off of the silver knobs and switches in a
way that makes it look very sleek and highlights how much a state of the art
piece of equipment it is. This in turn with the angle that I shot it at also makes
it look very sleek.
In this photo, natural light features quite subtely and
not as strongly as the others. It reflects off of the
strings on the guitar and the wood, showing how
beautiful the instrument is.
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3. Composition
The composition in a photo is one of the most important elements, viewer interest
depends almost entirely on it. In this photo, the composition is taken up almost
entirely by the two marhsall amplifiers to make them seem intimidating. I placed the
camera in between them and aimed for a low angle. In reality, the amps are fairly small
(no bigger than a small briefcase), but because i used a low angle and filled the frame
with them, they seem larger in scale and more intimidating.
In this photo, I intentionally rested the guitar on a large poster of Jimi
Hendrix (the guitarist famous for using this particular guitar), and made
the guitar the center point, so that the viewer will see the poster almost
as soon as they see the guitar and make the connection between the two.
The neck of the guitar could almost be seen as a path that leads to poster
for the viewer to follow
In this photo, I used the Hendrix poster as a
compositional technique again, this time posing with a
guitar. This was unintentional at the time, but the pose
that I made almost echoes the pose that Hendrix is
making in the poster, something slightly hidden in the
background for the viewer to notice.
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4. Depth of Field
Depth of Field is also important in any photography. It concerns what is happening in the
background and foreground, whereas the foreground is the main point of interest, the
background may have something interesting hidden in it which adds to the foreground. In this
photo, I shot a small sculpture of a man playing a piano, which has interest and is part of my main
musical theme, but the viewer might also notice an open shot in the background, adding further
interest. Whilst in reality, the shed was far away at the end of my back garden, the depth of field
makes the shed seem closer.
In this photo, whilst me and the guitar are the main
point of interest in the foreground, the seemingly
random clutter in the background is also interesting.
The viewer may be drawn to the several posters in the
background and other things that are hidden. adding
further interest to the foreground.
Thursday, 6 June 2013
