David

The rules of compostion that I used when taking my photograph were Cropping, Angle of view, and Use of light. I cut off all unnecessary details that distracted the viewer's eye from the focal point and made the photo more balanced through the process of Cropping. I made sure to take the photo from a side view instead of right on from the front in order to add interest/detail through the use of Angle of View. I chose to take my photo on a day that was sunny and that would provide me with the most appropriate amount of light that would help with the contrast of my photo and allow for more details to come out when developing it.

The principles of design that i mainly used when creating my photograph were Contrast, Pattern, and Balance. The use of lighting allowed for me to create a better contrast within my photo and I also chose to use a contrast filter to make the darks, darker and the lights, lighter within my photo. The use of patterns was portrayed with the row of umbrellas and street objects that are in focus and fade to out of focus as they go on. Finally, I balanced my photograph by keeping the building my main focal point and making sure to cut out the details and parts of the street that were driving the viewer's eye away from the focus of the photograph.