Photographic Elements- Curves

{ February 22, 2010 @ 3:32 PM } · { Photographic Elements }

Beautiful curves are prevalent in the human body. My photo displaying curves is of a wrinkled up foot. One’s eye is enveloped in a landscape of curves in this shot. Curves are interesting for the eye to follow and they create movement in a photograph. The sharp focus of this photo lets one see the tiny lines of the toe prints, the larger curves of the wrinkled skin, and the great contrasted lines of the edge of the foot itself. The unique wrinkles and curves of the foot are exaggerated in the close up shot and unusual angle. The foot itself creates a diagonal line from the right of the picture all the way to the left. This diagonal helps one move through the photo to see the entire subject. There is also a diagonal line in the stitching of the couch that once again leads one’s eye to the subject. I like that the two diagonals are the same element, leading to the same subject, but in two completely different forms and angles. One must also mention the texture of the wrinkled skin and the soft, fuzzy couch are in contrast as well as the light and dark created by shades in this photo. By thinking about curves as a photographic element it made a great photo better.