Steps shape study

[rokkstar]

Ina quest to broaden my photographic subjects and influenced by peoples shape heavy shots like MattK and krpolak I went looking for shapes last night. I managed to get 1 shot off before the photo nazis at world square told me that I wasnt allowed to take pictures ANYWHERE in world square itself!!!

Anyway, I would appreciate comment and critique on this. I like it, but then it is the first I have taken like this so am biased. Does this work?



Cheers

[krpolak]

It is quite ok, but I would approach this shot slightly diffrently:

1. Place camera paraller to stairs edge. And use wider angle. Try to visuallise what will happen - perspective will be very strong since camera is placed low and is wide angle. Stairs will form kind of japanese hand fan. Try to see how line will go around viewer They will hit tiled wall with strong, shiny line of handrail.

2. Put more attention to details. For example here, top left corner light is distracting. Chop it off, in post or during composing.

With that kind of photography try to find diferent, unusual angles and perspectives. And experiment a lot with every single shot.

Regards,

K.Polak

[phillipb]

You mean something like this?

[krpolak]

Not really, this is only crop from existig photo.

Now camera looks on the left. I would like to see camera looking straigt into wall, which means rotating camera toward right from current position. This would give more hand fan effect plus would get rid of top-left steps and naturally 'crop' composition leaving strong lines - step edges and wall tiles.

Regards,

K.Polak

[rokkstar]

I agree Krystian, thanks for the input./ I've also decided that I don't actually like this shot at all.

[krpolak]

I recon the biggest 'problem' with this shot is that it still shows a stairs. It must be more 'twisted', if you are thinking about photos I presented here recently. Twisted not in photoshop, but in first place by unsusual angle, perspective, composition, elements relation etc.

Regards,

K.Polak