{"id":114888,"date":"2018-10-08T16:44:36","date_gmt":"2018-10-08T23:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=114888"},"modified":"2018-10-08T16:51:22","modified_gmt":"2018-10-08T23:51:22","slug":"the-joy-of-visual-experimentation-in-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/08\/the-joy-of-visual-experimentation-in-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"The Joy of Visual Experimentation in Photography"},"content":{"rendered":"

Photography is fun when you treat it like visual experimentation!<\/p>\n

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Working the scene<\/h2>\n
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Tip:<\/p>\n

\n When you see an interesting scene, ‘work the scene’ by photographing the scene from different angles, perspectives, and experiment with different framing.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For example I saw these pipes, and took a series of pictures. These are three photos I was considering:<\/p>\n

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Now the question is this:<\/p>\n

\n “Which is the best?”\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Now, you cannot ascertain for certain which photo is the ‘best’. The better question is:<\/p>\n

\n Which photo do I prefer the most?\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Visualize the shapes<\/h2>\n

The first thing you can do is visualize the shapes. I shot these pictures on a phone, and processed them afterwards with the VSCO ‘distortia’ preset– which better helps us see the lines. This is one comparison:<\/p>\n

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Another comparison:<\/p>\n

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Another angle:<\/p>\n

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Ultimately I preferred the diagonal composition– because I found the composition to be more dynamic, with more interesting angles.<\/p>\n

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Clean background<\/h2>\n
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Keep your pictures simple. If you want to do a nice composition, don’t show any other superfluous elements in the background. Just focus on the simple shapes.<\/p>\n