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08/15/2005 01:24:38 PM · #1 |
I would like some comments on the following photo. I was told by my brother, who's an artist, that the composition is off because the subject is centered. While I know that it's usually not a good idea to 'center the subject,' I feel I can justify making an exception here. I was trying to go for a sense of symmetry, and it's also an attempt at leading lines and adding depth to a photo. Do you feel that the sense of symmetry that I was going for is thrown off by the extreme lighting on the right side? All comments are welcome.
Please note: I know the quality isn't that great, because the photo was taken on a 35mm p&s, and scanned in with a low-quality scanner.
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08/15/2005 01:52:03 PM · #2 |
I think the composition works very well. The vanishing point isn't quite in the center. What may improve it a bit is to have the vanishing point a little lower but still centered horizontally.
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08/15/2005 01:56:32 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by cpanaioti:
I think the composition works very well. The vanishing point isn't quite in the center. What may improve it a bit is to have the vanishing point a little lower but still centered horizontally. |
Thanks for the critique Colette.
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08/15/2005 02:37:14 PM · #4 |
The vertical position of the vanishing point is actually pretty optimum IMO, being 1/3 of the way up from the bottom. The image is saved from pure symmetricality by the very contrasty lighting difference between the 2 sides. I don't think your brother the "artist" has advised you well here. There are a lot of times when a bilaterally symmetrical image is right for the scene, and this is one of those times IMO.
Robt.
Message edited by author 2005-08-15 14:37:51.
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08/15/2005 02:39:17 PM · #5 |
| Nothing wrong with making your subject centred, as long as it's deliberate. However, it's not quite totally symmetrical here, so it looks like you tried to centre it and failed. That's what lets it down to me. |
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