Photographic Composition

A lot of these photos are taken at home or near home; because of COVID-19 I didn't want to go around town, especially since I am considered more vulnerable because of my condition.

Simplicity

  • Taken: Dec 20th, 2021, in the early afternoon
  • Location: Campbellford, Ontario
  • Camera: iPhone X (1x optical zoom, ƒ/1.8, 12MP, Portrait Orientation)
  • Description: This is a photo of a poinsettia flower (strange spelling, I know).
  • Why: This image represents simplicity. It is a close-up photo (the flower fills the frame), so there is no background to distract. The one thing that I did not like when I looked at this photo after taking it is the blurriness; I think the lens is a bit dirty (was not a focus problem).

Rule of Thirds

  • Taken: Jan 6th, 2022, in the evening
  • Location: Campbellford, Ontario
  • Camera: iPhone X (1x optical zoom, ƒ/1.8, 12MP, Landscape Orientation)
  • Description: This is a photo of my Mom, taken when standing on our back deck.
  • Why: This image represents the rule of thirds. The eyes of my subject are located at the top-left intersection of the grid, and the horizon is located on the bottom line of the grid.

Leading Lines

  • Taken: Dec 27th, 2021, in the evening
  • Location: Campbellford, Ontario
  • Camera: iPhone X (1x optical zoom, ƒ/1.8, 12MP, Landscape Orientation), cropped slightly to remove artifacts
  • Description: This is a photo of my brother's guitar, plugged into an amp. It is cropped slightly on the edges, as there was some background clutter.
  • Why: This image represents leading lines. The cord on the floor effectively leads the audience's attention to the guitar, and the photo is taken from a Worm's Eye View, giving it a unique perspective.

Outdoor Symmetry

  • Taken: Jan 7th, 2021, in the afternoon
  • Location: Campbellford, Ontario
  • Camera: iPhone X (1x optical zoom, ƒ/1.8, 12MP, Portrait Orientation)
  • Description: This is a photo taken on my front porch. I arranged two chairs to create symmetry.
  • Why: The two chairs in this image represent symmetry, because they are both reflected across a central axis. I made sure not to capture myself in the reflection on the glass, as that would have introduced distraction in the photo.

Outdoor Asymmetry

  • Taken: Jan 7th, 2021, in the afternoon
  • Location: Campbellford, Ontario
  • Camera: iPhone X (1x optical zoom, ƒ/1.8, 12MP, Portrait Orientation)
  • Description: This is a photo taken from my front porch. The trucks visible on the right are from the workers building our garage.
  • Why: This image represents asymmetry. The tree on the left is much larger and more imposing than the trucks on the left, drawing the attention of the viewer.

Pet Photo Close-up

  • Taken: Jan 5th, 2022, in the evening
  • Location: Campbellford, Ontario
  • Camera: iPhone X (1x optical zoom, ƒ/1.8, 12MP, Landscape Orientation)
  • Description: My cat Delilah, curled up and sleeping on her bed.
  • Why: This image is a close-up shot of my cat Delilah. The angle helps to make sure the focus of the audience is on her, and the lens provides a natural blur to the background (I didn't use Portrait mode). Delilah is framed well in the photo, and there is simplicity, because there are no distracting elements.

Repetition

  • Taken: Dec 25th, 2021, 1PM
  • Location: Campbellford, Ontario
  • Camera: iPhone X (1x optical zoom, ƒ/1.8, 12MP, Portrait Orientation)
  • Description: A photo of the cutlery set at our table.
  • Why: This images shows repetition well. The cutlery, plates, and napkins repeat throughout the image, and the napkins color switches between green and red.

Reflection

  • Taken: Jan 7th, 2021, in the afternoon
  • Location: Campbellford, Ontario
  • Camera: iPhone X (1x optical zoom, ƒ/1.8, 12MP, Portrait Orientation)
  • Description: This is a reflection photo, taken with a mirror to improve the quality of the reflection.
  • Why: I used a mirror laying down to improve reflection quality, as I don't have any good glass surfaces to use around my house. I partially cut off the non-reflection, but included the whole reflection.

Outdoor Sunrise

  • Taken: Jan 4th, 2021, around 7AM
  • Location: Campbellford, Ontario
  • Camera: iPhone XR, cropped slightly
  • Description: This is a photo taken off our my back deck of the rising sun.
  • Why: There are some clouds, but the sun is visible. The horizon complies with the Rule of Thirds because it is on the top third line.

Portrait

  • Taken: Jan 7th, 2022, 3PM
  • Location: Campbellford, Ontario
  • Camera: iPhone X (1x optical zoom, ƒ/1.8, 12MP, Landscape Orientation), Portrait Mode
  • Description: A portrait of my brother Gabriel. I used Portrait Mode on iPhone to give my photo some background blur.
  • Why: This image frames my subject well, and Portrait Mode from my iPhone reduces background distractions as well as providing a feel of depth.

Panorama

  • Taken: Jan 7th, 2021
  • Location: Campbellford, Ontario
  • Camera: iPhone X Panorama Mode
  • Description: This is a panorama taken off of my back deck.
  • Why: It is a clear, sunny day. I took this photo with the iPhone's panorama mode, so the stabilization is good quality.

Landscape Photo

  • Taken: Dec 15th, 2021, around 1PM
  • Location: Canmore, Alberta
  • Camera: Unknown
  • Description: This is a photo of me in Canmore, Alberta. As it was not taken with my camera (that's me in the photo) I am unaware of what camera was used.
  • Why: This image shows the mountains above my head, and while I am the primary focal point in the image (and am well framed), the landscape of the mountain also draws attention. The horizon is on the top-third line of the photo, which complies with the Rule of Thirds.

Community Photo #1

  • Taken: Jan 6th, 2022, in the late evening
  • Location: Campbellford, Ontario
  • Camera: iPhone X (1x optical zoom, ƒ/1.8, 12MP, Landscape Orientation)
  • Description: My father, bringing the truss that the delivery people left at the bottom of our laneway up. We are constructing a garage, and for some reason thes delivery truck didn't want to bring it up our laneway. 🤨
  • Why: This image is taken at night, so the colors are not great. However, I made sure to position the bottom line of the truss at the top of the bottom third, to comply with the Rule of Thirds.

Community Photo #2

  • Taken: Jan 7th, 2022, in the morning
  • Location: Campbellford, Ontario
  • Camera: DJI Mavic 3 Cine
  • Description: My grandmother and grandfather's house. This photo was taken from our drone. They live only 700m away from us, through a trail in the woods.

Community Photo #3

  • Taken: Jan 7th, 2022, in the morning
  • Location: Campbellford, Ontario
  • Camera: DJI Mavic 3 Cine
  • Description: The new garage that is being built on our property. This photo was taken from our drone, and you can see some of the builders on the right.

Community Photo #4

  • Taken: Jan 7th, 2022, in the morning
  • Location: Campbellford, Ontario
  • Camera: DJI Mavic 3 Cine
  • Description: Our pool, frozen over and winterized to protect against cold weather. This photo is taken via our drone.

Community Photo #5

  • Taken: Jan 7th, 2022, in the morning
  • Location: Campbellford, Ontario
  • Camera: DJI Mavic 3 Cine
  • Description: Our house and property, taken from a birds-eye view from our drone. On the right you can see our laneway, which is quite slippery and icy in the winter.

Community Photo #6

  • Taken: Jan 6th, 2022, in the evening
  • Location: Campbellford, Ontario
  • Camera: DJI Mavic 3 Cine
  • Description: Our fireplace, one of the main ways we heat our house in the winter (the other is a furnace). Although the heat is mainly centered to one part of the house, the chimney passes my parent's bedroom which keeps us warm at night.

Community Photo #7

  • Taken: Dec 24th, 2021, in the evening
  • Location: Campbellford, Ontario
  • Camera: DJI Mavic 3 Cine
  • Description: On Christmas Eve, my cousins visited (rapid-tests were used, of course, and this was before COVID got really bad). This is all of us in our PJs (family tradition to give PJs as an early Christmas Eve gift) on Christmas Eve.

Community Photo #8

  • Taken: Jan 6th, 2022, in the evening
  • Location: Campbellford, Ontario
  • Camera: DJI Mavic 3 Cine
  • Description: This is a photo of my brother playing guitar on Christmas morning. He got a National Steel guitar from my parents.

The Most Difficult Picture

The most difficult picture for my to take, physically, was probably most of my drone shots. On the day I took them (the previous day the weather didn't work out) it was -11 degrees Celcius and I couldn't wear gloves when flying the drone, as that blocks my control. My hands were freezing cold by the end. I solved this challenge by getting my Dad to help me fly to the various locations (something he was happy to do), while I lined up the drone for the shots and took the pictures.