Breaking the Rules

This photograph was taken as a decisive moment. Cora, the model, was not very impressed. This photograph breaks the rules of line and merger. The line of her leg contradicts the parrallel lines on the floor, however, her leg leads your eyes back to her face (which is the most important part of this picture... it makes me laugh). Also, The people in the background of the picture look almost as if they're coming from her head, hence the merger. This also adds more curiosity to the picture, and makes the viewers more interested.

This photograph was of my dog, Ray. This picture took me quite a while to take because Ray is a puppy and wouldn't cooperate very well. This picture breaks the rules of line and rule of thirds. Ray's paws are slightly off center in this picture, which breaks the rule of line. It adds more to the picture because its not perfectly aligned. Also, rule of thirds was broken because Ray is set in the middle of the picture. Personally, I think this works better with this picture, because the legs are slightly angled, so they lead right to the middle of the picture... Right back to Ray!

This is a photograph of shoes. I love shoes! I took this picture not really focusing on "breaking the rules". This photo breaks the rules of line, merger, and view point. The lines of the laces and the lines of the seems on the shoes all face different directions. This is acceptable here because the main focus in the picture is the socks and the top of the shoes, the lines just add detail. There is a merger in the picture on the left side, where there was a backpack, it almost looks like a shadow. This adds contrast to the main focus in the picture. Also, the vantage point in this picture was slightly angled and low down. This creates a different perspective to think about when looking at the photograph.