For this assignment, I was asked to find a still life subject, take 20 pictures of it, choose the best five, and tell why they follow or don't follow different rules of composition. I have chosen the best six because...well, why not? I have chosen this fire hydrant as my subject because, to my knowledge at least, it has not moved. Ever. Fire hydrants tend not to move, which makes them still life, right?
1. This picture follows the rule of thirds...and that's about it. The picture was taken from behind the fire hydrant and the lighting is coming in from the right. The picture kinda makes it feel like the fire hydrant is walking away...but fire hydrants can't move. We've already established that.
2. This picture uses the rule of thirds and leading lines...slight improvement. The fire hydrant is positioned in the top right of the photo and the road behind it acts as a line. And the lighting is coming from the left this time.
3. This picture has...I dunno, emphasis? Maybe I'll skip this one.
4. This one just has the rule of thirds again. The subject isn't exactly clear in this photo, but it's supposed to be the fire hydrant. I didn't really get close enough to the subject sometimes.
5. I wasn't really close enough in this one either, but it's got the rule of thirds and leading lines. The road acts as the line and the fire hydrant is placed in the lower left of the picture.
6. This last one kind of has the rule of thirds and maybe some leading lines, but again, the subject isn't very clear. In this case, though, I was too close instead of too far. I think the sun in this picture looks kinda cool though.
