So here's my picture. I hope it makes up for our dismal performance in class today.
Composititon: The picture is of the stairs in my house leading up from the basement. The steps are in some light and the line between the shadow and light creates a leading line that leads our eyes throughout the picture, from the light stairs to the dark door.
Camera Angle: The picture is taken from a low angle to show the door as an ominous obstacle that we wouldn't want to have to approach. (My dad thought that it was a high angle and it seemed like you were descending into the abyss.)
Camera Distance: The picture is a medium shot because the door is shown with the surroundings that lead up to it. It's kind of a close shot because you see the stairs and the door and nothing else. It depends if you consider the subject of the picture to be the stairs and the door, or only the door.
Lighting/Shadows: The beginning of the stairway is in the light, but the shadows gradually creep across the stairs and soon the whole top of the stairs is shrouded in a dark, menacing, gloom.
3 comments:
I really like the shadows in this picture. Not only do all the leading lines end in the same black abyss, but the shadow cus across the stairs. I think it's really cool how virtually all the lines are either horizonal or vertical, with exception of maybe two lines cast by shadows. I also think it's cool how the stair almost look more like a ramp upward then actual steps. It kind of adds the the darkness of the photo, making the stairs looks very difficult to climb.
I think you really show the "ominous" ending of the stairs with the low angle of your shot. What is at the end of stairs? We don't know because of the shadows. The close shot allows us to focus all of your attention on the stairs. The leading lines of the stairs leads us to the dark ending.
Its amazing how the shadows and lighting can turn an ordinary staircase into a creepy path into a dark scary pit. I like how the railing creates a leading line down the stairs. Also, it is hard to tell if the stairs are gling up or down, further adding to the confusion. Great photo!
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