Just like the depth of field and focus, all of the images in this composite shot vary upon the exposure. For the background image, the exposure level is very low, to give the entire image a much darker look. On this particular day, the sun was not out. Therefore, the sun could not give me much light to work with for exposure reasons. A flash was also not needed for light purposes. My camera was set to auto mode, making the exposure fit for the particular shot. The shutter speed and the aperture worked together to give me a correct exposure. Everything else done to the light of this shot was done on Photoshop.
The lighting of the composite image has a lot to do with the exposure of the shot. Again, I was outside for all of these photos, so I used the sun as my light source. I did not use a flash. All the rest of the light features were done on Photoshop. I wanted the ground and tree in the background to be darker, while the sky was lighter to be able to turn my images of horses and barns in the sky to be black and white and just faint in the sky.
As far as lines go, there are not many present in any of the shots. In the background, the one line is the horizon line of the trees going through the image. More lines can be found in the upper right corner of the composite. This is where the image of the fence is located. The lines on the fence draw your eyes and attention to the other images in the composite. (Being the horses.)
For color, I wanted to take a different approach. To be able to achieve the black and white on top and color on the bottom, I used the magnetic lasso tool. To do this, I had to zoom into the photo on Photoshop. Once the ground and tree were selected, I used the color balance to adjust the color to where I wanted it. Then, I selected the sky, and again, used the color balance to turn it black and white.
In photography, it is all about the eye appeal! So the basic rules of composition come majorly into play in this picture. This images falls directly under the rules of thirds. The tree is on the left plane of the background. As for the other images, the horse pictures are on the right top planes of the images. The basic layout rules also apply in the image. I really loved this assignment. I believe is provided us with a great way to express out creativity.
I like how the main picture in your composite has a large depth of field, while the other ones have a more shallow depth of field. It helps make the horses stick out more since they were focused in on. While the landscape acts as a good background. It would've made the background much more cluttered if you hadn't used a picture with a large depth of field. Overall I think that every picture in your composite was taken using the right depth of field.
ReplyDeleteThe exposure for all of your pictures looks good also. It's cool that they weren't all shot using the same exposure. It adds more contrast in the composite. Even if you adjusted the exposure on photoshop it was definitely done well to add a good variety. If all of the exposures were the same it would have thrown the balance off of your composite.
Even though it wasn't a sunny day when you took the picture I think it looks good. It also makes it better for the other pictures to pop out from the background. I like how the grass is a deep green instead of being washed out, as it is in a lot of pictures outside. Although a lot of that may have been done in photoshop, the lighting still played a role. It also looks really good up against the black and white pictures.
The horizon line is the only line that is really evident. The smaller pictures have lines that help guide your eyes also. But I think that the lines on the hills create a cool effect. I also like the implied line that the horse walking creates. It makes your eyes look across the pictures to the other small pictures.
I think the strongest use of color in this composite was making the background colorful and the small pictures black and white. I also like how the sky is grey. It creates contrast between the sky and the grass. And it helps blend the other pictures into the composite. The gradual change between the color of the grass and the color of the trees looks really good too.
You can see that you used the rule of thirds a lot in this picture. The tree is on the left side of the picture. Along with another horse that is on that side. Then there is a bunch of pictures on the top right hand corner. It really helps to keep the composite easy to look at instead of being crowded or cluttered.