Almost Leading Lines
I’m proud to say this is one of the more dangerous shots I’ve taken. I was staying with my family in LA and there was this massive balcony that had a sharp point towards the sea. And when I saw this, I immediately started thinking of how I can use them as really cool leading lines in the shot. But when I brought my sister out to the balcony, I realized it was very hard to get the railing to lead exactly to her. So in order to get the leading lines close to my subject, I had to lean over the fence with a 100 foot drop and tilt the camera to capture the entire large wood piece on the left.
I think the leading lines work decently. The left one doesn’t exactly go straight towards her, but her hand on the railing allows your eyes to somewhat move along towards the subject. One thing I don’t love about this photo is the colors, I think the color of the wood pillar is a more saturated version of my subject’s skin tone, which kind of washes her out. And the leading lines don’t lead to my subject as effectively as I’d like, but what this experience taught me is the importance of planning my photos specifically for a space that I’m working with and considering how color and geography will effect the final image.
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