Faceless Portrait

Reflection:

I like the overall idea of the photo and attempts of using some visual techniques. I tried using leading lines from the bench to draw your eyes to the person. I also tried to use perspective with the bench by lowering the camera to its level. Rule of thirds was also attempted by putting the bench in the bottom third of the image.

Improvements:

The composition – The colourful patterned ping pong table closer to the bottom left of the image adds too much contrast to the rest of the colour scheme. In the top right hand corner there is a shade cover that adds a distraction and takes away from the main focus. There is also a tile pattern wall on the building which adds to the distraction.

The camera angle could’ve been lowered so you could see more of the bottom of the bench and create more of an obvious angle and perspective.

The creativity in the image was decent but definitely could’ve been improved by adding possibly costumes or props.

My skills aren’t great since I am new to photography, but to improve them, I could’ve focused more on the angle of the camera, and focus (for example, whether the whole image is clear and focused, or if I have the main person and leading lines in focus, and then background blurred)

Finally, the image aesthetic could be improved by having the main person wearing a colour that creates a contrast to the background and leading lines colours, but isn’t so different where it is overly distracting. Other than that, the shades of brown on the bench and greens on the trees does mix quite well.