Photo Tutorial: Back to Basics/Improving Our Photos

[kimmar067]

 

[kimmar067]

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Great participation on Patterns! Loved a lot of your pictures! It gives us something to think about while out shooting.

Kathy, thank you for picking up another category, Lights and Lines - I like that, and will see what I have. It is a natural step beyond patterns.

https://www.picturecorrect.com/using-lines-and-light-for-better-photo-composition/

Though there are plenty of conflicting philosophies among photographers, there’s one thing that nearly everyone can agree upon: light is the key to cultivating mood and emotion in a photograph. By using lines to lead viewers toward a light source, photographers can more easily convey the intentions of an image in an organized manner.

Light and Lines

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Light and Lines

This was one of my favorites. I posted it earlier for Texture, but I think it works for Light and Lines, too.
I happened to be driving down a road one day when I saw this scene so I turned around and got out of the car to shoot.
I’m sure if anyone saw me they thought I was nuts. I had multiple versions of it but I liked this one the best.



Destino Tower Lobby has lots of interesting things to photograph. Love the colors and lines!

 

[MarkBarbieri]

Vermilion Gates at Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto

Pixel 3 XL, 4.4mm (27mm equiv), 1/25s, f/1.8, ISO 79

Reykjavik

Samsung S21 Ultra, 6.7mm (24mm equiv), 1/500s, f/1.8, ISO 16

Spider in the morning light at Brazos Bend State Park

Canon 7D, 300mm, 1/320s, f/2.8, ISO 400

 

[PrincessInOz]

Lines and Light


Personally, I always like to use a line to lead the eye somewhere. I find that there are lines about everywhere. It's just about seeing them and figuring out how I want to use them in a shot.







Alowyn Gardens; Wisteria blooming season





Using a vineyard to provide leading lines towards sunrise.
















At a recent Rone exhibition; the derelict ballroom, Flinder Street Train Station

 

[PollyannaMom]

Lines:


I took more shots in this garden, down at flower-level, but I also kept this one because I liked the line the yellow tulips made.


This one is here for the swirling lines of light that the coaster makes. (Universal, Mar 2023)


The lines of the Truffula Trees (also Universal)


This one was taken in Maine last fall. I love the line of the walkway leading in, and also the lines made by the clouds.

 

[kimmar067]

How about lines of color in the water?

 

[kimmar067]

 

[kimmar067]

 

[Pea-n-Me]

I like the lines and colors in this a lot, @kimmar067

 

[fractal]

Great thread!

Lines.

 

[kimmar067]

I like the lines and colors in this a lot, @kimmar067

...oh THANKS!

 

[kimmar067]

....flagpoles make kinda nice lines...

Winter in NYC

 

[fractal]

BOKEH

Took a 50mm 1.2 lens to WDW on my last trip and made use of the wide aperture...

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Great pictures, fractal!

 

[Pea-n-Me]

I won’t be around for a few days, so please, if someone has an idea for the next subject, please post it!
And any examples of things we’ve talked about so far, we love to see!
Any feedback on the thread would be welcomed, too.

 

[kimmar067]

I won’t be around for a few days, so please, if someone has an idea for the next subject, please post it!
And any examples of things we’ve talked about so far, we love to see!
Any feedback on the thread would be welcomed, too.

.... how about shadows....

 

[PrincessInOz]

Shadows


Our next theme comes courtesy of Kimmar. Thanks for the suggestion, @kimmar067



Shadows generally do a lot more than highlights in creating mood and aesthetics. There is an element of mystery in each shadow, and the eye is naturally drawn to it. In photography, shadows help reveal the texture, depth, size, and shape of each object. In portrait and fashion, shadows help craft an aesthetic.

References:

https://www.outdoorphotographer.com...eek/working-with-shadows-in-your-photography/



https://www.photoworkout.com/shadow-photography/



https://www.photographytalk.com/how-to-use-shadows-in-photography
https://petapixel.com/shadows/

 

[PrincessInOz]

Shadows



Using the shadow to create a focal point in this image.






Using a shadow to provide context to where I took this shot.