F6.3, ISO200, 1/80s, 35mm
This exercise is about positioning the main subject in different parts of the frame. The first shot about was taken on arrival in Campbell Park without much thought for composition.
(1) F8, ISO200, 1/160s, 57mm
(2) F7.1, ISO200, 1/125s, 57mm
(3) F8, ISO200, 1/200s, 57mm
(4) F7.1, ISO200, 1/125s, 57mm
(5) F5.6, ISO200, 1/100s, 57mm
I then took photographs for the sculpture in the centre of the frame (4), a little way from the centre (1), close to the edge of the frame (2), in a bottom corner (3), in the top corner (5).
Of all the images taken the one that works most comfortably is the one with the subject a little way from the centre (1),there is a good balance of the amount of foreground in from of the statue but also a good portion of the sky which was quite nice with the fluffy white clouds. You can see a good amount in front of the statue but enough behind it so that you are not wondering what has been missed out.
The one which worked the least comfortably was with the subject in the top corner of the frame (5), it just feels out of balance, maybe if there was something more interesting going on in the foreground this would have worked better, but as there isn’t I find my eye wandering over all the foreground to see if there is something I should be looking at.
The image with the statue in the middle of the frame (4), does work in that your eye is instantly drawn to the subject and you don’t tend to look for anything else in the frame, so if that was your aim when taking the photograph you would say it was successful, however as this statue is of a face I still prefer it just slightly off centre.
While I was at Campbell Park at the statue I took a few more shots, they don’t fit with this exercise but my favourite of the day is this one below.
F7.1, ISO200, 1/125s, 56mm
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