The document discusses the author's experimentation with using lines in photographs for their college magazine. They realized lines created structure that did not fit the casual style of a college magazine. Two effective photos focused on subjects at the end of lines and had a relaxed feel fitting the school environment. A third photo used a low angle to make the subject unaware of the camera and line, conveying everyday life. A fourth photo was ineffective because the line was out of focus, the subject was blurred, and it did not achieve the goal of guiding the viewer's eyes.

1. ‘Line photo’ Analyses
Firstly, I experimented with lines in my photos. Doing this catches the
reader's eye and creates a visual path in which the reader can follow.
This focuses their attention onto the object at the end of the line. In
doing so, I realised that this approach wouldn't fit the theme of my
magazine because it would have looked too structured for a college
magazine.

2. In the two photos above I decided to focus the camera on the background and not the
banister in the foreground as I feel that the model(s) at the bottom are the main point of
the image this way and all attention is on them. These also have a very relaxed feel to
them and would fit my magazine genre of a college magazine because of the location
clearly being a school environment.

3. I think that the photo above is very effective due to the low angled shot used. It shows
the model to be unaware of both the camera and the line she is stood upon which
gives a sense of everyday life again as situations such as this are usually un-staged in
an environment alike this school.

4. I don't think the photo above works at all because the camera isn't focused on the line
which caused it to not be as evident to the viewer. The model also looks un-sharp, as if the
shot has been taken with no precision whatsoever and that is not the vibe a sixth form
college magazine should have to it. The lack of focus also defeats the object of the line
being in place as it doesn't achieve the goal which is to allow the viewer's eyes to follow it.

5. The final photo from my 'line-shoot' is above. I think that using the path as a natural line
was very effective in the location I chose because the grey path is in deep contrast to the
greenery surrounding. This forces the path to stand out which means that the viewer's eye
would be directly drawn to it instantly.