Exercise: Balance

I have taken six of my photos to look at to discuss their balance.  I have printed off the photos and drawn on the scales and made a note of which balance they are.  However, for some reason my scanner will not pick up the drawings, so I will have to upload the pictures without the drawings for now, I have kept the hard copies in my folder.

Firstly I looked at dynamic balance, two unequal objects can be balanced by placing them carefully in the frame so that the larger object is closer to the centre and the smaller one is nearer the edge of the frame.

Secondly, I have two pictures which are maximum symmetry, this occurs when objects or lines radiate around the frames centre giving symmetry on all axes.

Well, I'm having computer problems today !! now my second picture will not upload but I shall carry on with the next selection and come back to this..

Hopefully the next three pictures will upload and they will be symmetrical, symmetry about one axis creates a static balance. If one visual element or force is positioned slightly away from the centre, even by a small amount, the balance of the picture is upset.

After looking at my photos firstly I realise that I hardly ever take any pictures with maximum symmetry, this is something I shall look out for.

The wedding photo was quite obvious to me that this was unequal, this was the effect I wanted when I took it.  The block of dark green makes it very easy to identify.

I feel the symmetrical photos are pretty much self explanatory and I find these easy to identify.  I have more difficulty with various landscapes, some of them are not as clear, and take more study time to decipher.