{"id":112160,"date":"2018-08-30T18:46:16","date_gmt":"2018-08-31T01:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=112160"},"modified":"2018-08-30T18:59:10","modified_gmt":"2018-08-31T01:59:10","slug":"visual-experimentation-in-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/30\/visual-experimentation-in-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"Visual Experimentation in Photography"},"content":{"rendered":"

Treat photography as visual experimentation. Have fun with it! And be like a visual scientist; never stop experimenting!<\/p>\n

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1. Color proportions<\/h2>\n
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What are good proportions for colors in photos? In the above picture, I shot a foot selfie of myself (black shark shoes contrasted with the red on bottom of the frame), the splash of color in the center, and more solid color on top.<\/p>\n

Drawn in Procreate on iPad:<\/p>\n

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When using the VSCO “distortia” filter, you can better see the segmentation of the colors:<\/p>\n

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Note the separation of colors by proportion.<\/p>\n

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The top color bar and bottom color bar:<\/p>\n

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With the rule of third lines in red:<\/p>\n

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Each of the colored blocks are around 16% of the vertical frame:<\/p>\n

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Now drawing in the cloud in center:<\/p>\n

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2. Vertical or horizontal?<\/h2>\n
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Whenever I shoot scenes, I will always shoot both<\/em> a vertical (portrait) orientation photo, and a horizontal (landscape) orientation photo.<\/p>\n

Honestly you never know which is better while you’re shooting a scene. Always shoot both orientations (and even shoot some pictures while tilting your camera) to experiment and figure out later which picture you prefer.<\/p>\n

For example a picture of some lines I shot (vertical):<\/p>\n

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The same picture, but horizontal:<\/p>\n

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Both orientations have different feelings. It’s up to you to choose which you prefer.<\/p>\n

3. White borders or no borders?<\/h2>\n
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Note these two photos. One has a white border on top and bottom, and the other doesn’t. Which do you prefer?<\/p>\n

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