Exercise – Curves

A strong curve formed by railings on a railway bridge.

Kids play around under the soft forms of a Henry Moore sculpture in Zurich.

The curved forms of the ultramodern Rolex Learning Centre in Lausanne.

A tourist rests in a Roman amphitheatre in Amman, Jordan.

Exercise – Diagonals

A diagonal formed by a sand dune in Wadi Rum, Jordan.

Diagonal formed by the washing area outside the Blue Mosque in Istanbul.

Diagonals and the reflected background on the ceiling of a foyer on a building in Basel.

Exercise – Multiple points

I found this exercise to be quite a challenge. So I added a simple black carnival robe to create a neutral background.[/caption] far with photography, I have enjoyed the idea of ‘capturing’ an image, rather than ‘constructing’ an image.
The idea of spotting an interesting composition seems easier than constructing one from nothing.
I struggled for a while when considering what to photograph for this exercise. I searched my apartment for some interesting objects. I had just returned from the Carnival in Venice, so the mask was already lying around. Once I chose this as my first object, an Italian theme started to develop, what with the red punch, the wax and the seal stamp, all of which are Italian. This led me to add in the Italian key. Overall, and without prior planning I seem to have created a composition with an Italian whodunnit / Cluedo type theme.