1.2: Point

A point has many different meanings depending on what you are using it for. In this context, a point is small within the frame and the position is more important than the form. The brief for this exercise asked me to take three or four photographs with a single point placed in different parts of the frame following these three rules: the place of the point shouldn’t be too obvious, use rule of thirds when composing the shot and the point should be easy to see.

I set up my camera with a fixed frame and selected an object to work with. For this activity, I used my dog’s toy. I thought it would be an excellent thing to use because it is yellow and therefore stands out among the others. I began distributing it throughout my garden using the rule of thirds. The first three photographs are nice since they adhere to the rules. However, the fourth photo is difficult to find since, in order to obey the rule of thirds without repeating the first few photos, I had to position the point far back in the garden.

Once we’d taken those images, I had to take three more with no restrictions. I figured I might have a little fun with this one. I kept the frame exactly as it was and moved the point to other locations. If you didn’t know the brief for this exercise, you wouldn’t notice the first photo because there are so many elements in the frame. Moving on to the second shot, you are instantly drawn to the point because it is not only in the center of the frame, but it is also bright yellow and hanging from the washing line, making it difficult to overlook. For the final photo of these three, I was preoccupied with deciding where to position the point. Then my dog wanted to play, so I photographed her and the point together. I had fun with these three images since I followed the brief while keeping it entertaining.