Geometry

I always love it when the environment allows me to give a nice, geometric feel to my pictures. The image bellow is a composition of two picture in which I really like how the geometry works.

Silhouettes of a Family

Picture taken at the "Astra" Museum close to Sibiu.

This picture doesn't need too much description. It's just family spending quality time in the warm embrace of nature.

The Lamp Post

I took this picture in the city of Cluj-Napoca.

Quite often, photographers have the tendency to use simple, non-distracting backgrounds, to make sure that the subject stands out. In this picture I did the exact opposite. Even though the background is extremely busy, there is a strong contrast between the irregularity of the shapes from the background and the regular, geometric shape of the lamp post. I think that this really makes the lamp post stand out and the composition more interesting.

One Phone Call Away from the Drinks Land

A funny thing I noticed one day:

So if you ever need drinks, wine & cigarettes, you know where to call.

Lines, Motion and Vibrancy

Lines, motion and vibrancy are the elements that turn a boring subject in an interesting composition.

When I took this shot, the first thing I framed was the distribution of lines. While the horizontal and vertical lines create the geometry of the stairs, somehow setting up a static scene, the oblique lines come in contrast, breaking the static and accentuating the direction of the motion. Personally, I tend to desaturate the colors from my pictures unless they are interesting and enhance the shot. Otherwise, I don't want them to draw too much attention. In this particular case I really liked the colors and the way they shout. I also like the way in which the yellow and the red are divided by a straight oblique line, accentuating the movement even further.

The Cat Out of the Bag

I took this picture in the autumn of 2011 while walking around the streets of Sibiu (Romania). I wanted to capture something more original than the pretty streets of Sibiu of which there are literally thousands of pictures already. At one point I saw this kid getting out of a store with a bag which seemed to be moving. I went to the boy and asked him about the it. He was happy to show me that in his bag there was a small kitten. That's when I captured the frame bellow.

The reason why I love this picture so much is that I'm not really sure who looks more innocent and pure: the child who is so happy that he has a kitten in a bag or the little kitten who just got out from a bag...?