[Eric Kim Course] UDEMY Lecture 3 Activity: Make a Dynamic Diagonal Composition

Also, the light is pretty bad… it’s 10pm!

I like the color contrast between the subject and the background.

In my opinion, the composition is too full,  and it would be more interestring with better light.

Lovely compositions; and the yellow and the purple go very well! they remind me of colors of Lakers.

My favorite is the last photo, with the diagonal spouts pointing to the right. Very lovely working the scene!

ERIC

@chdd – thank you for the feedback. I will try some different perspectives in better light 🙂

I also like the last photo the best out of the set.  You matched the edges of the bowls to the edges of the frame which makes the photo look very dynamic! 

Thanks, Annette, I didn’t even notice that! 

Great job! I’m definitely on the band wagon here and like the 3rd photo the best. The straight on shot would be great for selling those pots on eBay! Great colours and nice composition.

John

Hey CHDD try to make another photo that combines your first photo and second photo. The diagonal composition is dynamic; but just try to get closer and fill the frame! 

See my suggested framing below (don’t crop the photograph; but get very close and frame it like something this):

Excited to see your street shots!

Eric

Hi Eric, thanks for your advice, sorry for the late update, really busy week. And I try several more as you suggested

Oh,btw,I like your “Golden Point Composition” video so much.That’s really cool.

And also, I make some diagonal composition on the street, If you have a moment, could you please give me some advice?

For the last picture, I was trying to imitate one of your pictures. I stood there, saw the lady walking towards me, I just waited and pre-compose the picture, and clicked.But I think the background is kind of messy, and I was a little bit nervous there. 

Hi chdd,

You greatly improved your framing in the second set!

I think #3 is the best because of the movement my eyes followed through the image. 

The camera at the end of the blue curved “path” was fun and could be viewed symbolically.  

Also, the opposing lines reflected in the viewfinder adds tension to the photo and one of them leads back to the blue curved path 

Not Eric but here’s my suggestion (that I learned from Eric) for your second photo for your street photos:

Try to match the lines to the corners of your framing like the pictures below

Keep sharing your photos with the forum and I’m looking forward to seeing you progress!

Hi Annette, Thank you for your time to give me some advice and inspiration, I’ll keep shooting and try more~ 

I actually like the first one best, but I would crop a bit off the top to fill the frame a bit more. I know that goes against the theory of the exercise but it  appeals to me more than the diagonals do in this case.