There is a
thing called “dynamic lines” both in painting and in photography. Diagonal, acute and oblique lines help to
lead the eye toward a central subject or help to frame and break up the image
into various elements. I don’t think
most photographers consciously are aware of these somewhat invisible lines
within their images, but become aware of them in post processing of the
images. I tend to think this is a
subconscious awareness that comes with years of photographing various subjects.
An example of
this can be seen in the images I have shot of the buildings of the University
of Arizona. This is one of my favorite
places to examine architectural subjects. The images do not depict the complete
buildings, but rather the emphasis is on lines and shapes that makeup their
design.
I have
walked through this university many time and each time seen new perspectives
that I didn’t see the first time. With
all landscape or architectural images the time of the day you choose to shoot
will give you a different perspective of the image because of the quality,
quantity and direction of the light falling on your subject. These images were shot with the sun high in
the sky, which tended to flatten out the shapes and open up some of the shadow
areas. The lens being used is a super
wide fisheye lens, which exaggerates the perspective of the architectural
shapes.
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