Spanish Village Balboa Park, Gallery 21 – November, 2011
I spent way too much time trying to cropCrop is used to change the size and dimensions of the canvas. Photoshop's crop tool can be used to d... More this image, because I was hung up on the rule of thirds rule. Composition rules are helpful, especially for beginners, but they can get in the way too.
When I get hung up on an edit I ask myself, “What did I see when I took this, and what do I like about it?” Obvioulsy I was drawn to the light coming in the window, but I also liked the division of two spaces, the outside world full of color and the inside space defined by blackBlack is the fourth color in the process of four-color printing. The "K" in CMYK. Black adds tonal d... More and white shapes and lines. As soon as I answered my own question I knew the vertical line of the wall needed to go right down the center. I ended up not cropping much at all off of the original capture.
This is a great reminder that I need to trust my own vision and not get hung up on rules.
