Category: Composition

This is a frame from my currently in-progress narrative film that I am exceptionally proud of. It took many attempts for our actor to move into the exact right position for his eyes to be in focus while keeping the frame symmetrical. With the additional color work on top, this shot is one of my favorites in the project.

The viewpoint I chose was one that would make the viewer small: the perspective of one of my cats eating from a bowl together with another. It was surprisingly difficult to get Penny (the cat pictured) to focus on eating as she kept being distracted by the camera lens.

I managed to get some very nice framing on this one, as the cat pictured, Dime, was sitting in such a way that his body roughly matched the rectangular shape of the frame, creating a fairly even border surrounding him. The color in this shot was done so there is no visible color but shades of orange, a somewhat popular pallette for very dramatic scenes in film.

This pattern of index cards is made with storyboards from my narrative film. I placed them on an orange surface and used white balance to create an orange-blue color contrast.

While looking for things to photograph, I discovered this scene already set on the counter, with the lines of the knife leading into the avocado, and the edges of the cutting board framing the objects.

In using the rule of odds, I arranged a large succulent pot alongside a few smaller ones, keeping them grouped in odd numbers, one and three respectively.

Here I photographed the negative space in the wall behind an empty shelf. Unfortunately, it was very difficult to reach the height of the empty shelf and still get a well-focused shot. Here you can see the blur from the camera not being held steady enough. In hindsight, I should have taken the time to clear out one of the closer shelves.

Here I placed a vade of withering flowers in a dark spot by a window to emphasize the feeling of loneliness. I also chose a spot that had a dividing line along the center to fit this week’s theme.

This photo is rather strange. Earlier this month, after setting up the nativity scene we do every year, I snuck a model DeLorean Time Machine into the diorama, in reference to Back to the Future. It made for an interesting contrast when photographed, having the traditional Christmas scene interrupted by a steel time machine.

Here you see our piano, photographed with a wide aperture so that the lines of the keys melt into a sort of linear black and white blur. While I think the shallow depth of field looks good, had I done this assignment again, I would have had more of the piano in focus to emphasize the receding lines more.