I was having a hard time coming up with an idea for creating a compelling picture of something of meaning for me, especially not using friends or family. (Although after taking the pictures I am glad I had concrete things to work with and can see how using objects that move would be much more difficult) My husband is a high school varsity coach and my daughter is on the team as well. This is their gym. It is also the gym from the high school where my dad taught so I grew up going to games (including my husbands, although then I didn't know he was going to me my husband) in this gym. It is also often the center of a very small community. Game nights bring out most of the town to this place, and this community means a lot to me as well. We spend a lot of time here and for all the aforementioned reasons this is a very special place to me.
I couldn't get the second picture to post in the comments, so here is the less compelling picture
Artistically the first picture is more compelling. First, the focus in the second picture is muddled. There is no clear place for the eye to go and so it tries to focus all over. The first picture focuses on the ball and then the flag and baskets and scoreboard are out of focus, creating a background for the ball. The ball is off center. My goal was to use the thirds rule. I think it was relatively successful. Color is important in the picture as well. Luckily the school's colors are orange and black which is the same as the ball, so the scheme remains the same throughout the picture. The framing of the second picture is better as well. The stripes around the top of the gym walls and the lines on the court create a frame for the ball. If you look at the same frame in the less compelling photo the eye goes to the middle of the floor, where there is nothing, thus making it a less effective picture.
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