Part 2. Points project Exercise postioning a point

For this exercise I am going to use 3 of the photographs that I have picked as my working examples. Although these photos were taken in colour I have converted them to black and white in order to remove colour from the equation as recommended in the text.

These are the three photographs:

In this photo I placed the seal in the top right segment of the frame. I believed that it was a good position as it made the deal appear as if it was swimming away from the frame and although the body is not visible in the picture you can imagine it is below the water in the shot.

In this second photo I placed the bird in the bottom right of the shot as it seemed appropriate for the way the bird is facing and also the angle of the shadow. The stone shelf also provides an uncomplicated backdrop.

In this third photograph I placed the castle to the middle right, this was so that I could also get the feeling of isolation as the sea is all to the left and the cliffs are also to the left. It also helps draw the eye across the sea and up to the castle over the cliffs.

Part 2 project: Points

In the first part of this project we have been asked to jot down as many examples of types of situation when there is a clear photographic example of a point.

The boat in the sea is a good example

More would be

The moon in the sky
A combine harvester in a large field.
A singular poppy in a field of grass.
A singular person in a field.
An isolated building such as a castle or hut.
A pea on an empty plate.
A seagull on a beach
A coin on the floor.
An aircraft in the sky.
a bird in the sky.
A duck on a pond.
Something hanging on a wall.
A runner at the front of a cross country race, on his own.
A key on a mat.
A letter on the floor.


I have picked several images that I have taken with the single point. As suggested I have converted them to black and white.

Part two intro

I have had long break prior to starting this part of the course. Having read the first parts of part two I have found it slightly confusing. However I am going to crack on with the projects and hopre that things become clearer as I get on.