The Brighter Picture

I took this photo while on a road trip. My family stopped at a gas station when I saw the sky and pulled out my camera. The sky in this photo looks more like a painting than a photo. Painted Sky  by Bhargavi Gulia Composition: The main composition to follow is the lighting, which would be set by the exposure and aperture. Change this according to the environment and the mood of your photo. Also, make sure anything that may be an obstacle is either completely cut out, or included by at least 60-70%. By this, I mean show at least 60-70% of the object posing as an obstacle. In this photo, that would be the tree. Instead of only showing the top or the entire tree, I showed about 70% of it. I don't know if there is a rule like this, but I do use this often as it makes the photo more appealing to view.

This is a picture of a butterfly that I found roaming around in my backyard. I like this butterfly because it is yellow and yellow is my favorite color. Hidden Gold  by Bhargavi Gulia Composition: As with most nature photography, the photographer is not extremely concerned with composition as much as they are trying to take the photo. Similarly, I was just taking a bunch of clicks in hope to get a good photo. However, I did keep some things in mind when taking this photo. For example, I was trying to stand at an angle where the shadow of the camera does not fall on the butterfly to preserve its naturalness and beauty. Next, I was trying to be at a angle in which the whole butterfly could be captured instead of just its side or the top of its body.

This photo was taken using my phone during a trip to the pool (before the pandemic). I like this photo because it shows that something as simply as water can be made into intricate things given that you have the right vision. Plus, it reminds me how fun pools are. Electric Currents  by Bhargavi Gulia Composition: This photo is actually a very simple one to replicate. Set your aperture to the desired setting (changes depending on time of day, shade, angle, etc.). Then just move the water and click your shots. There is no real composition technique involved in taking photos like this.

I know. Winter photos in April? This photo came up in the "memories" on my phone. This photo was taken on our way back from Las Vegas. I remember on our way back, it snowed heavily. Where I live, snow is not something we see. Ever. But this was one of those "once in a blue moon" thing where we got to see and drive through snow Winter Wonderland  by Bhargavi Gulia Composition: One thing to note in this photo is that the wind mills are all to the left, following the Rule of Thirds. Another thing is that almost everything is white (except the bushes and the center of the wind mills). Other than placement of the camera. there really isn't any specific composition to the photo.

This is a picture taken from the Hoover Dam. In 2019, my family took a road trip to Las Vegas. It has always been in my travel wish-list to visit the Hoover Dam. Fun fact: the Hoover Dam's construction started in 1931 and was finished in 1933. Colorado River  by Bhargavi Gulia Composition: This photo was taken from the Hoover Dam. The surrounding mountains wrap the Colorado River, making it look like the river is a pathway. The mountains cave in around the left of the photo, where the river starts to bend and get out of sight. This leads the eye to that part of the photograph. One thing I like about this photo is the separation of the blues. There is a blue sky and a blue river. But they are divided by the brown mountains. Something to focus on while taking nature photographs is the horizon line. The horizon line should be at zero degrees, so parallel with the actual horizon as well as the frame of the photograph. This makes the photo more realistic and visually appealing.