Composition Assignment 1

For this assignment, Mr. Bush asked us to take pictures that each show 1 of the 6 elements of composition: Rule of Thirds, Texture, Pattern, Lines, Depth of Field, and Symmetry.
For the Rule of Thirds and Depth of Field, I took pictures of two different kinds of flowers I found near the pond on campus. The yellow flowers show Depth of Field, and the yellow/red flower represents Rule of Thirds. I liked how in both of the pictures, the flowers were the main focus which made the color of them stand out.
The picture of the green blinds shows off the Texture. This picture was difficult to get right. I had trouble getting the light just right to show off the surface of the blinds.
For Pattern, I took a picture of the seats in the cafeteria. I like how the seats seem to go on forever and focus down to one point in the background.
My Lines photo was taken just outside the main office. I liked how the lines seemed to get farther apart in the photo. It was tricky to get the angle right to get that affect.
Finally, my symmetry photo is the Foosball table at my house. Even though they are different colors, the "players" show symmetry because there are the same number of them on either side. The lighting was not very good in my basement, so the ISO had to be high, and the shutter speed low. The aperture was also set low to allow more light to pass through the camera.
From this assignment, I learned how the 6 elements of composition change how photos look. By using one or more of the 6 in my photos, they had a better quality look to them, and were more interesting to look at.