http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/The_Calling_of_Saint_Matthew_by_Carvaggio.jpg
My eye first went to the boy in the painting because the window light is leading me there. I then go left, down, right, then I follow the light back to the boy again. The drastic changes in light help to add to the drama. We have an antagonist right below the light source in the dark and the protagonists in the light source as though heaven is shining on them. My only complaint is that I wish the boy were more to the left and the window above him was more right. There just close enough to the middle to be irritating. Carvaggio creates a lot of dissonance by having a lot of dark areas leaving a lot in the painting undefined giving me a sense of anxiety because I can only see parts of the scene. He did a good job of putting the antagonist and protagonist on opposite thirds lines since they are the main points of interest. The entire story is told through their hands which are highlighted more than the rest of the picture.
ANSEL ADAMS
I was drawn to this Ansel Adams picture because unlike his other pictures, this one has a man made substance in it, i.e. the road. I start at the bottom and go up ending at the sky. But, because of the depth it feels more like start back and moving forward into the picture.
REFLECTION
For my photos, I can work on how and where I put my main subjects in the frame. The story is different when the object is in different parts of the frame. I can also pay more attention to what’s lighted and what’s in focus or out of focus to help tell the story. Just as Ansel Adams did, making the viewer feel as though they are part of the picture is important, but also creating a sense of surrealism to counteract mundanity. I can also focus on cutting parts out of the picture with darkness just as Carvaggio did to leave room for imagination.
http://inlinethumb01.webshots.com/17536/2653444740038079955S425×425Q85.jpg
http://www.shutterfreaks.com/Actions/RuleOfThirds/RuleOfThirdsBefore.jpg
http://jlphotosusa.com/Images-Thirds/RuleOfThirds-10.jpg
http://www.dcmag.co.uk/fx/c47d2916/flower.img?iwidth=651
http://www.yourphototips.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/2417541138_f5b7d16ea4.jpg
