This week, Cee’s CYC is about Review for the past 19 weeks (Has it really been that long?) and review and practice. Here are the topics we have covered.
- CCY: #19 Geometry in Photography
- CCY: #18 Contrasting Colors
- CCY: #17 Complementary/Harmonious Colors
- CCY: #16 Color Basics
- CCY: #15 Cropping Tips
- CCY: #14 Symmetry
- CCY: #13 Perspective
- CCY: #12 Critique My Work
- CCY: #11 Centerpoint – Breaking the Rule of Thirds
- CCY: #10 Using 2/3 of your photo frame
- CCY: #9 Rule of Thirds Introduction
- CCY: #8 Diagonal Lines
- CCY: #7 Vertical Lines
- CCY: #6 Horizontal Lines and Horizon
- CCY: #5 Leading Lines
- CCY: #4 Simplicity
- CCY: #3 Always Take More than One Photo
- CCY: #2 What All Well-Composed Photos have in Common
- CCY: #1 How your Camera is Not like Your Eye
I must admit that my photography has taken on a new life since I started this challenge, way back when. Not only because of this very helpful and insightful challenge, but because I everything else I have been doing as well. In fact if I look back on some very early photos from 2014 (When I first got a DSLR) to now, it’s hard to believe they were taken by the same person.
I find I am more mindful of my compositions as well as my subject matter. I often know what I am trying to convey in a photo, as opposed to taking 100s of photos hoping I GOT something.
The other thing I am finding, is projects that interest me. When I first picked up my camera I wanted to learn to take nice photos for a holiday we were going on, and I did get nice photos………not brilliant, but nice. And then I spent a year or so learning different techniques, different styles, immersing myself into different areas of photography and digital art. So now I have some personal projects I am working on, just for me, and no-one else, it’s fun and creative and exciting.
I know Cee wants us to display various images old and new never before seen, I know I wont be getting a gold star for this week, as I am venturing away from the topic, slightly. This is my latest piece of art; I am quite proud of it, it uses rule of thirds, leading, diagonal lines, symmetry and perspective, colours and 1/3 and everything else a good composition should have.
And this is a photo I took in December 2014, sure it’s a lovely photo, but there is no real depth, no story, no texture and detail, just a hum drum holiday pic. No real rule of thirds, no leading lines, there is contrasting colours, but they are a little washed out.Highlights in top corner too much, not enough blacks..the list goes on.
Even my signature has changed! So what have I learned? The rules of Photography and when and how to break them, post processing is a journey and can take a so-so photo and improve it, but it can take a really good photo into a whole new realm of digital art. I have learned depth, colour, composition and sharp focus are all essential; and how to obtain them. I have also discovered my journey is just starting and I still have a long way to go.
Remember….it’s the journey travelled and not the destination that matters.
-Julz
I liked very much your photos and they were spot on. The reason why the Grant’s park works well….it is basically monochromatic and uses both dark and light hues. Also the trail in the lower left corner gives a point of interest which technically is a 1/9 (or rule of third).
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I didn’t even pick that up Cee. I just thought it lacked definition lol
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