Breakfast

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How about a good book and a cup of milk for breakfast?

:)

Any day.

Except that I don't like the milk here. It tastes weird. :P

Happy Monday! :D

Elements of Composition #9

And the LAST element of composition I am posting about is:

Symmetry!

use mirrored or repetitive geometry to create balance

Today I have 4 photos to share with you...and I took them in the last 30 minutes! ;D  

 

Windows

Closet doors

A wet leaf

Our gate :)

Well, I hope you learned something and got a few ideas from this series. I've been blogging about nine elements of composition for the past two weeks, and I am happy to be able start posting other things this week! :) 

Elements of Composition #8

 The 8th element of composition is

Use of Negative Space (or "White Space")

open space brings the eye to where you want it

This is a group of balloons we spotted in the sky...they were tied to some kind of a sign. Mysterious!

I know that this isn't the nicest photo to look at, but I was proud of the fly for holding still for me.

This element is pretty easy to understand. You can use blank or empty space in your photo to bring attention to the subject. I think this element would work well with a shallow depth of field. Sorry I didn't have a photo to demonstrate that... :S

One more post left...on Symmetry!

Elements of Composition #7

Today's element of composition is  

Lines

using horizontals, verticals or diagonals to emphasize your subject

Well, I don't have a perfect example to share with you today, but this photo will work with a bit of explaining. 

I was photographing this bridge. (Yes, that is a bridge, and I walked over it!) See those lovely lines that the boards make? If I had moved my camera up a bit and focused on the PEOPLE instead of the BRIDGE, the lines would have emphasized the people beautifully. The photo is still nice, the composition isn't quite right to call it a lines example.

Only 2 days of this series left...hang in there! Tomorrow is Use of White Space :)

Elements of Composition #6

 The sixth element of composition is....

Frame Your Subject!

It was a bit hard for me to find a photo for this...I didn't have one that was obviously framed, but I came up with these two that will work.

Here I am framing the sky at sunset with the roofs near me...

....and here I am framing a clump of flowers through the a hole in the railing of our deck. 

 It's fun when you find a subject that would work well with a frame... the problem is finding a frame!
Tomorrow's element of composition is Lines.... mysterious....;)
Happy November, by the way!