Composition Challenge

This week we were sent out around the school to take pictures of examples of basic rules for composition. We were told to fill the frame, find patterns that have a break, use the rule of thirds and leading lines, and to frame the subject. I got some decent shots.

 Fill the frame

 Frame the subject. Our principal saw me taking this paparazzi-type shot. Mr. Perreault, though, had no idea I was taking this. He still has no idea I took it. I thought it was a new way to frame something instead of just using the normal doorways and window frames.

 Leading lines. There were plenty of leading lined through the school but I felt the stairs had the most dynamic.

 Patterns. The lockers have locks and it is suddenly broken off by the two that don't. This is also a little bit of leading lines.

I had the most trouble with rule of thirds. Mostly, just finding something to use as the subject. I heard Mr. Enos dilly dallying down the hall with his class and decided to see if there was anything in there I could use. I explained to them what the rule of thirds was, before spying Manny in the corner and using his skull as my focal point for the rule of thirds.