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Green Selection
Initially, looking from their technical aspect, these photos are also well-exposed and focused. Meanwhile, I chose photos aligned with my vision for Green Selection. My aim for this set is to focus on capturing part or whole of architectures using different compositions. All the photographs selected in the Green Selection showcase a specific composition. Composition of a photo is the key to drawing the viewers’ attention to the main object. Additionally, using composition can make the picture look more coordinated, making the pictures more visually appealing.
Yellow Selection
Furthermore, based on the Green Selection, I further valued these pictures in terms of their colors and visual effects. Some of the photos included the use of various colors. For instance, the first photo uses complementary colors, blue and orange, making a contrast in the picture. Besides, other images have a unique composition that creates a visual effect. An example is the picture on the right side of the second row. The stairs take up two-thirds of the entire photograph, leaving the left part as the negative space. This allows the photo to have a sense of “breath” in the photo since if the whole picture is full of details, it will look very crowded. The use of negative space through composition created a strong visual effect, attracting the audience’s eyes.
Red Selection
Photographs in the Red Selection are the photos that can best represent my vision and demonstrate the use of compositions. To be more specific, the first photo uses a foreground and background to create a depth of field. Although part of the building at the back is blocked by the foreground, the foreground also draws the audience’s attention to the main object at the back. This “imperfect” conveys a sense of mystery in the picture. Additionally, the second photo is a corner of a bridge on the water. It is placed at the bottom right of the picture, where the angle of the corner aligns with the angle of the picture, filling the space. The composition here leaves the top left corner as the negative space, giving a space for the image to “breathe.” Lastly, the third picture differs from the others since the entire picture is filled in. In reality, there is a distance between the red house and the gray cooling tower; however, since the cooling tower is enormous and the picture is filled in, it generates an illusion that they are on the same plane. This aligns with Gabrielle Aquadro’s idea of “a reality within reality,” creating a dream-like picture of the architecture. Overall, the three photos in the Red Selection all showcase my vision of capturing the charm of the architecture and achieve my purpose of using different compositions to reveal the beauty hidden in the structures.