Homework - Symmetry

this one has been a bit of a pain - I have a house [ Stately Home type which will do ] and this one.

IF I get time I'm heading back to them this week for another go - I'm not totally convinced . The Tutor did warn us he was considered rather a...l on the topic - if it was meant to be symmetrical then it had to be down to the last millimetre

Any suggestions for this one ? Am I correct in thinking I'm going to have to try and get that darn glass case lined up in the shot ? . This is taken looking through one window , across an aisle and looking through the next window .

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To be true symetric then yes Sorry

Grrrh And that case is sunk into the wall

I thought I'd done pretty well getting the windows lined up too .

Oh well , I'll try it from the other side and see what happens , knowing my luck that won't work either

Hi Techno

I take it it has to be shot symetrical rather than cutting the glass case out and aligning it up in photoshop?

Regards
PaulM

I suspect so - we haven't really started to use Photoshop [ well Bridge ] and I'm not comfortable with it yet either [ was using iPhoto ] .

It's only been one week that he's actually allowed us to crop our pics - and remember everyone in the class sees them

If it has to be symmetrical then I'd look elsewhere. I can't see you making this work. There ought to be a similarly ornate window with delicate tracery and fewer interior distractions, in the building. I'm also not sure there's much to be gained by shooting through the other window, particularly if you cut off the top of the ogee moulding.

Also consider a monochrome conversion: fewer colours will force the lecturer to concentrate on the basic shape of the image.

Regards,

Andrew

I can't see anything round here working

There are some lovely houses - semidetached, so you would think that would work since they are sandstone - but all too often they have different window frames really really obviously non-symmetrical , or one of the pair has plant pots on it's doorstep [ can't go and say please would you remove your plant pots while I take a pretty pic of the house ]

Nothing in my house is symmetrical

Saw some lovely scaffolding/building framework the other day - but nowhere to park the car

Oh well - you win some and you lose some

What about creating a symmetrical still life? Use bottles, jars or similar maybe? Or coloured pencils, pasta, something like that? You can use a ruler to check that it really is symmetrical then if you must.

Good suggestion Gwyn
All you need is a couple of packets of crayons a suitable background and some nice even window light.

We'll have a bash , but I've never tried anything of that sort before . This is waaaaaaaaay outside my comfort zone.

You mean something along these lines ? OK not set up properly but as a rough idea ? I'll be able to set it up properly on Thursday if this will work - and it will be handheld too .

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Yes, or take the pencils out and make a colourful symmetrical pattern with them. Try to use a plain background, black if possible, and take the photo from overhead so you see the pattern and the black (or other coloured) background only.

Other ideas might be tools - screw drivers and the like set up symmetrically.

Still life is fun to do especially when the weather is a bit grim - you can get so taken up in trying different ideas. Have fun, let your imagination go

Ha - those pencils are all black HBs - don't ask me why I have them - they were found in the attic - but seem to be coming in useful today

OK I see Thursday is going to be a busy day - there are 3 windows in that room , lighting is going to be fun

Thanks for the suggestions - I might pass this assignment yet

Even black HB pencils will be great. Play about with them and see what you can come up with. If you can do it in daylight, preferably not sun, but just daylight it will look great. Otherwise maybe a desk lamp or two?

The surest way to achieve symmetry is to use half a picture, copy and flip it and join the two together. I showed an example of this is a recent issue of PU.

An example:
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