Arts and Science Timeless
Photo number one: Timeless. The photo composition rule used is symmetry. I titled this picture Timeless because looking at the picture I took, it looks just like the picture taken in 1936. This is the Arts and Science building on the University of Wyoming Campus. The building looks just as it did almost 100 years ago. The building was completed in 1936. The only difference I see is that the trees are bigger.
I think curiosity draws the viewer into this picture. They want to know where and when it looks like an old photo. The perfect symmetry and clean lines draws the viewer into the photo.
Benjamin Franklin Stands
Photo number two: Benjamin Franklin Stands. The rule of composition for this photograph is Viewpoint. I chose to name the picture Benjamin Franklin Stands because it is not very common to see a statue of Benjamin Franklin standing. Supposedly there are only four statues of Ben Franklin where he is standing. This is because he didn’t like how short he was. This statue stands on the University of Wyoming’s campus.
Viewpoint draws the viewer to look up at Benjamin Franklin, not noticing his short stature.
Cool Bike
Photo number three: Cool Bike. Get it? The bike is actually cold. The composition of photography used is experimentation. These bikes are in front of White Hall waiting for a thaw so they can be ridden again.
The viewer is drawn into the photo because they are curious as to what bikes are pictured.
Untouched
Photo number four: Untouched, the photo composition I used for this photo was leading lines. There are two sets of lines, do you se both?
I like this picture because many people have no idea what it is a picture of. For those who have never visited the University of Wyoming, knowing what it is might be even more difficult. The snow is untouched, because no one wants to sit on snow. Did you figure out what it is? This is one of the benches outside of the Student Union. Viewers are drawn to the picture by the lines, the curved line and the lines that repeat every inch of the frame.
Unknown Path
Photo number five: Unknown Path. For this picture, the composition I used is Depth. I am very pleased with this picture. This locked staircase is at the back of the business hall on the University of Wyoming’s campus. I have heard that that is where they take the students who don’t pay off their student loans. Viewers are drawn by the depth of this picture, the path does not end. The viewer is also drawn by their desire to know where the path goes.
I was surprised by how much I liked looking at the pictures once I was done. I was surprised how difficult it was for me to decide which photo composition to use for each photo. I liked the element that the snow gave to my pictures and felt like that could have been a secondary element. I wonder if I can use my viewers desire to know where or what the picture is to draw them in in addition to the element of photography? Looking back I should have taken more pictures at night or played with more light. None of my pictures taken at night turned out.
Zac Multer Blog of 2020 