![]() ![]() But on my site I take the opposite approach, using a variety of perspectives to try to keep the blog fresh and surprising. Some bloggers stay firmly focused on a particular subject matter or perspective, which can work very well, especially if you have a very specific point of view to get across. How can bloggers use abstract photography to enhance their own sites? Some of your work is abstract, which creates a very different feel. If after this experiment your subject looks different to you - even when you’re not pointing your camera at it - you’ll know you’ve learned something both about photography and about seeing the world. What textures and patterns do you discover as you zoom in or out?.What kinds of lines and angles are created when you view it from different perspectives?.How does its shape change under varying lighting conditions?.Pick an ordinary object that you see every single day - something at your home or office, or along your daily commute - and find as many different ways of photographing it as possible. and be open to surprises! A mini-assignment: Zoom uncomfortably close or oddly far back.Point the camera in unexpected directions.One of the most exciting things about photography is that your relationship with your camera is a two-way street: although you choose what direction to aim your camera and when to take a picture, the viewfinder can teach you to see your environment in completely new ways: The short answer is: everywhere! My advice, especially to beginning photographers, is to look at your immediate surroundings with a fresh eye - to make the familiar and ordinary into something new and striking. Where can we find shapes, lines, textures, and patterns when we’re out taking photos “in the wild”? And don’t forget - negative space counts, too! The “blank” areas in a photograph can be just as important to a composition as your ostensible subject. Recently, I’ve produced successful material by shooting directly upwards and finding unusual shapes outlined against the sky. ![]() ![]() Particularly in a busy city environment, isolating a subject’s unique shape is an effective way to create an image with dramatic impact. Take your photography blog to the next level with a custom domain, advanced design options, and more storage space - find a plan that’s right for you. The goal on my blog is to provide a fresh perspective on familiar urban sights (streets, subways, architecture, etc.), and also to reveal hidden beauty in the marginal, little-noticed details of everyday city life. New York is a large and varied place, and serves as an endless source of visual inspiration. Urban Mosaic is the result of many years spent exploring New York City’s five boroughs, searching for interesting sights and finding lesser-known nooks and crannies. Today, we’re excited for photographer Evan Zelermyer, the blogger at Urban Mosaic, to share his ideas and illustrate shape, line, texture, and pattern through his urban, architectural, and abstract photography. Now that we’ve covered a number of fundamentals in photography, from composition and light to focus and POV, let’s now think about elements out in the world that we can use to create more visually interesting images: shapes, lines, textures, and patterns. ![]()
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