This is a hole in the boy's bathroom ceiling on the top floor. I tried to capture it in a way that would almost make it unrecognizable, while using two thirds of my frame to capture the panel that is missing, and the bottom third to show the final and intended bathroom ceiling panel.
For this photograph I shared a very similar goal to the bathroom ceiling, in which I would use two thirds of my frame to capture the typical San Francisco tagger's flow, and the top third to give the context of a mailbox that looks as if it is fading away.
Two thirds newspaper, one third sidewalk and onto the first step of a house, just a block away from Drew. Something about this headline tickled me.
A beautiful American Hippy van with bumper stickers everywhere except for the bumper. I wanted to capture the back of the van with two thirds of the frame and use the side of the van and the sidewalk to fill the final third.
I tried to line up the fire escape ladder with the exact third mark on the left side and as I snapped the photo a bird flew across the top third.
I tried to capture the reflection of the trees off of the college counselor window, while placing the coexist sticker and a couple of pez containers in the bottom third of the frame.
The Rule of thirds has truly made me think about photography differently, and I have started to notice it amongst almost all professional photographs.
i love all of your pictures marcus because they not only follow the rule of thirds but highlights the chosen subject in an organized but expressive way. i think that having your pictures in black and white also helped the composition of your photos.
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures. they demonstrates the rule of thirds very well.
ReplyDeleteMarcus you have a very certain aesthetic and stylistic approach to your photographs, which is why i like them. especially the van and the person in the leather jacket. the black and white texture of these two lend them a sort of timeless quality, something that any memorable photo gives the viewer. the van especially- maybe its because there are no highlights and instead it relies on midtones and darks, but whatever it is feels like it was from the glory days, a photographers teenage roadtrip, an automotive oddity in a city all the same
ReplyDeleteVery interesting photos! Your style of photography is definitely very distinct and unique and is exemplified extremely well in these photos. I especially appreciate the way you are able to take a certain subject, may it be complex or simplistic and take a different approach on it, which almost makes the subject unrecognizable. The way you incorporated this "rule of thirds" into your photographs forces the viewer to take a second look, which makes it much more interesting and unique. I especially liked your third photograph, of the newspaper on the sidewalk. Great photos!
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