BandPhoto 3 (Academic Shoot)

This photo, again of people playing the saxophone, I did not really follow any composition rules, except for lines. There is no no one main subject, but I would say that the person in the white shirt stands out the most, because all the other players, are wearing dark colored shirts., To make it easy to declare a main subject, I would have probably taken the picture from a different angle.

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Lines

I think this photo displays lines because of the lines in the building it really catches your eye, but the gash in the building's side really draws your attention, that it was something all parell but now it something broken, and out of form.

Africa

The pictures on the Scientific American, show a slideshow of photos taken by photographer Nick Brandt. These photos display various nature and animal scenes taken in Africa. These photos in my opinion are very good, and it makes me question how he even got these pictures. The photo I think I like the best, is the one of the lion and cubs sitting upon a rock in front of the sun. My second favorite being the picture baboons in profile, I like this photo, because of the weird mist effect that is visible. When I looked up Nick Brandt on google images, my eye was instantly drawn to this picture , and I liked this one the best because of the light that is piercing through the tree line, onto this elephant. This photo follows the composition rules of balance, simplicity, and lines. Nick Brandt used a Pentax 6711, and used two fixed lenses on medium black and white format film. It is important to note that he did not use any telegraphic, or zoom lenses when shooting, which is usual...

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