The idea for this exercise was to photograph an object that was clear in appearance, compact in shape and accessible from close to and from a distance. The idea was to experiment on how much space the subject of interest takes up in the frame and how this alters the photograph.
Photograph1:
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| EF24-105mm f4/ L IS USM lens, 40mm, f/5.0, 1/100s, ISO100 |
This first photo was a snap shot and I didn't take long composing it or thinking about it. There is not much interest and the angle is slightly odd.
Photograph 2:
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| EF24-105mm f4/ L IS USM lens, 47mm, f/5.0, 1/50s, ISO100 |
The second photo fills the frame with the subject. I don't think this photo has any interest it is just a close up of a punt with no point of reference.
Photograph 3:
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| EF24-105mm f4/ L IS USM lens, 88mm, f/5.0, 1/100s, ISO320 |
For this third photo I moved in really close and shot just a small detailed part of the punt. I think this photography is quite interesting I like the detail on the blanket and the obscured name of the punt.
Photograph 4:
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| EF24-105mm f4/ L IS USM lens, 24mm, f/5.0, 1/125s, ISO100 |
The exercise suggests moving right back until the subject occupies only a small part of the frame - a quarter or less. Unfortunately, I couldn't move back any further and my widest lens was 24mm. Therefore, this final shot is not exactly what I was looking for. However, it does show activity on the bridge and the other side of the river and adds points of reference to the photo.
I then took this final photograph and cropped it into three different views:
Crop 1: Narrow Horizontal:
Crop 2: Vertical :
Crop 3: Wide Horizontal:
These cropped photos shows how important the composition of the photograph is and how changing it can dramatically change the final photograph.
Just because a particular composition works well in one photo doesn't mean it will work well in all photos. I will compose photographs with more caution in the future.
