Rule of Third: The first photo shows a significant contrast of the red, emphasizing the dog. The dog filled 1/3 part of the whole photograph which makes it an example of rule of third. I cropped the second photo to make the dog to be on the right side of the photo and filling 1/3 of the space. It depicts a feeling of hiding since there’s leaf covering some part of the dog.

Leading Lines: The first photo is a close up of the dog, which stands on a bright color line that makes the audience focus more on the main object. The second photo is taken at the same place but is a sky view and a more macroscopic view. The color contrast makes the dog stand out to audience but also reflects a feeble feeling because the dog seems relatively small than the background.

Symmetry and Patterns: The first photo is an example of symmetry, the dog is in the middle of the photograph with two symmetrical holes beside it. The second photo uses the technique of patterns which the background has identical little holes, but the dog grabs the audiences’ attention since it contrast with its background. The dog’s posture in this photo looks timid.

Framing: In the first photo, there’s lots of objects around the dog, but they’re all out of focus, which draw attention to the dog. In the second photo, there’s a big contrast between the bright blue and the dog is shadowed. Although the color of the dog isn’t the most obvious, the bright blue is out of focus which puts the focus on my main object. I used the blue cone to makes the photo reveal a sense of scared and trapped.

Depth of Field: In the first photo, the dog is placed on the branches of a plant. The branches are out of focus and the dog is on focus. In the second photo, even though the leaf is in front of the dog, and usually people sees the object that’s in the front. I put the focus on the dog, which emphasizes the dog.

Negative Space: There’s a lot of empty space in the fist photo, and the background is mostly one color, which makes the dog stand out. And the color tone is really bright, which gives the audience a feeling freedom and a room to breathe. The second photo is a close up photo compared to the first one, the dog is the only object in the photo and the background is plain and simple. Even though it is not as macroscopic view as the first photo, it still has a plenty of space around the main object. And the dog is laying on the ground, it also gives a sense of freedom.

Balance: The first photo has a balance composition since the main object is in the middle and the background is spread evenly in the photograph. And the dog fits in the hole very well so every thing in this photo looks just right. In my opinion, taking a balanced photograph is making it symmetry, so in the second photo, I placed the dog in the middle of two shelves. This way, with the main object in the middle and the background symmetry, the photograph is visually balanced.

Perspective: In the first photo, the table leg (black part) is covering half of the dog, the angle of this photo makes the dog looks like it’s observing something carefully. The dog in the second picture is hidden under a leaf. By photographing it high above so that the leaf covers the forehead of the dog, it can make the audience feel like the dog is hiding from rain.