In our element scavenger hunt project, we were tasked with using different photography composition rules and capturing different photographic elements to elevate our image taking skills. The project was split into two parts with the elements of photography being the first. The elements included: Line, Texture, Emphasis, Shape, Contrast, Space, and Color. For this portion, 11 total final images were required with a prerequisite of showing a different element or part of an element for each. The second part was the rules of composition, where 8 final images were required demonstrating each different rule. The rules of composition include: Rule of Thirds, Balancing Elements, Leading Lines, Viewpoint, Inclusion and Exclusion, and lastly, Experimentation.

My favorite image from the elements part of my project is my Overlapping Shapes submission. What I like about it is the vibrance and how you can almost feel the softness of the flowers. When I took this picture, I wanted to completely focus the picture on the flowers and kind of crowd the image with them. Crowding them in the picture would create repetition. Creating repetition would relate the picture to Overlapping Shapes.

Now, for my rules of composition, my favorite would have to be my Rule of Thirds submission, a favorite among my classmates. This stork usually stays by the pond near my house, and I got excited when I saw it perched on my neighbor’s house. The sky was an added bonus. I put the stork in the left third of the image so it could line up with Rule of Thirds. With the picture in itself, I wanted to make something reminiscent of a silhouette painting.