REVIEW: NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY
This photoshoot required maximum creativity to truly display the beauty of nature. I spent a period of months capturing different landscapes to give me a variety of shots - I did this for various reasons. In certain landscapes, certain angles, orientations and shots must be used in order to get an effective photograph that displays what you are trying to depict. For example, in the image of the girl sitting on the rock, gazing into the foggy mountains, I purposely made my subject direct her back to the camera in order to allow the observer to focus on the landscape rather than the subject - essentially decentralising the subject and making the background a focus. I have used a number of different techniques to capture what I wanted in the landscape and I believe I have demonstrated my purpose effectively.
RULE OF THREE: PHOTOGRAPHY
The rule of three applies greatly to photography with the aim to create effective photographs that place the subject in an area of the grid mainly, whilst leaving the other area of the grid open and empty. The rule of three usually produces compelling and well-composed shots. You divide your photo into 9 squares, creating your 3 by 3 grid and this can be done by enabling a setting on most camera's, and even your mobile phone.
On the left, I have overlaid a three by three grid on top of one of my many photographs. The focus point for my image wasn't actually the shore line - it was the rocky cast above the shoreline - almost creating the beach horizon. One key thing to remember when photographing effective images is to ensure your subject is lying on or around the main points of intersections, and this image to the left fits this criteria perfectly. The image has then been edited to enhance the blue hues and the onyx black tone of the sand and rocky horizon.
On the image to the right, I have implemented the rule of thirds overlay here as well, to demonstrate the effective nature of this photograph. In this photograph, the lizard is the subject of the photograph. I have placed focus on the lizard by enclosing it within the middle, main square in the grid. This places the lizard as a direct focal point for the observer, thus making my purpose for taking this photograph clear. I also allowed a noticeable difference to be made between the lizard and the surrounding rocky habitat - I have used shadows to serve as a contrast to the sunlight such that the lizard's body is shadowed whilst it's head is in sunlight.
EDITING PROCESS: EXAMPLES
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