Compositional Exercise, Day 1

While reviewing my lomography-style photographs from Capricon last night, I made some oblique “rule of thirds” joke which was totally lost on my companion. So, I started demonstrating the effects of composition and cropping on a photograph for her.

The idea appeals to me on a greater level, intertwining nicely with my “Photographic Truth, The Myth of” class. And thus begins my Composition Exercise, which I encourage you to join me for.

Dinner with some friends

Using the same photograph, I am going to post 10 different compositions, one every day. I’m choosing to start this today, despite a heavy travel schedule for the next several weeks.

Today’s composition is meant to be a very still-seeming image. I chose a 1×1 ratio because I’ve been particularly enamored of the square format lately. How does this image speak to you?

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