Brandi W.

For my shoot a roll assignment I took a friend to an old railroad track and took pictures of her as she was walking on the rails. There are three main rules of composition that I used to take this photo. First, I used rule of thirds by placing my friend off to the side so she wasn't directly in the center of the photo. Then I cropped the picture a certain way that eliminated the useless parts of the railroad track to add emphasis on my friend. When I decided to take the picture from a certain angle it created interesting leading lines to my focal point. Also, the principle of design that I used was contrast by having my friend wear dark clothing to make her stand out from the bright snow in the background.

Brianne H.

This photo was used when we were asked to shock a photo with light causing a different affect on the photo. This photo has great leading lines with the swing chains leading to him. Also I used good cropping making him the focal point of the picture. The use of rule of thirds was used because he isn't centered. The principal of design used it unity, the lines all lead to another aspect of this photo.

Britt H.

I used a number of the rules of composition, including rule of thirds (through the use of the candles and the more open areas), depth of field (candles more in focus than the rest), angle of view (I got down on one knee in order to get an upward angle), leading lines (crosses in the background and rows of candles), the contrast is fairly high showing a good use of light, and I used a candle as my focal point (black candle close to top right in the rows).

I also strived to create a rhythm through the use of a pattern of candles in the foreground, and a background of smooth, flowing, out of focus scenery.

Lisa C.

This photo is for the assignment "Hip Shots". It shows three main rules of composition. I used the rule of thirds to place the bike handle with the work Rock It on them in the lower left corner so that the focal point wasn't in the direct center which adds a different outlook on the photo. I also used angle of view. Because the assignment was Hip Shots I tried angling my camera in different directions even while on my hip to get different angles of one subject and that caused my photo to have a different view point on the handle bars. The last rule of composition that I used was interesting leading lines and focal point. The angle that the bike rack is at in the photo causes it to lead to the handle bars and also the blurred line in the back leads your eye to the corner of the handle bars. My main principle of design within this photo is rhythm. There are so many things going on in the right corner that it is very interesting, but leads your eye to the bike handle bars on the left that is singled out causing the rhythm of the photo to change.

Jenni M.

For my depth of field assignment I took an antique doll bed and set it up in a field. I used rule of thirds, putting the subject to the left of the center. I also used angle of view, shooting above the bed and at an angle. Leading lines is also a rule of composition shown through the snow that the subject is displayed over, it leads your eyes to the subject and flow through it. Pattern is the principle of design that is show best in this photo because of the grass that shows up between the snow.

Samantha E.

In this photo, "Another Brick in the Wall", I off-centered my subject to the right of the screen, fitting it into the rule of thirds. This makes the wall fill more of the frame, lengthening it. The wall goes off out of focus, while the depth of field makes my subject more in focus, pulling him more into a focal point. The brick wall behind my subject creates a pattern, and his jacket fits into this pattern, giving the photo balance as well as making it look very uniform. The bricks lead to my subject, all lines towards him no matter how far off down the wall they are. This strengthens him as the focal point in this photo, for all eyes are on him. He blends into the wall with his matching pattern and lines, yet he's a brick that doesn't quite fit.

Shayla H

My favorite photo was from assignment number 7, "hip shots". The rules of composition I used in this photo are rule of thirds, cropping, and leading lines. I used rule of thirds by having the focal point, the tree, be on the left side and not in the direct center. I used cropping by cropping out the unnecessary details. Finally, I used leading lines by having the shadows of the tree branches lead to the major parts of the photo. The princible of design I used was mainly contrast. The contrast really helps bring out the picture. The tree is the dark dark, the squares are the medium greys, and the ground is the light light.