A Lighthouse In Angles

Long Shot

A long shot is used to place an object in relation to its surroundings. By showing the entire lighthouse, a scale is set up between the size of the mountains and the size of the lighthouse. There is repetition of many horizontal lines with the rain, which unifies the picture and adds rhythm. 

Medium Shot

A medium shot is placed around the waist of the subject, somewhere between a long shot and a close up. This photo has informal balance between the lighthouse and the light, which carries the eye to the edge of the view. You can also see a repetition of curved lines running down the lighthouse with the walkway and molding. 

Eye Level Shot

Eye level shots place the camera at the eye level of the subject. This shot has formal balance, being almost the same on both sides. This portrays a sense of stability and power within this lighthouse. There is also a strong variety in the shapes within the shot, with the dramatic angles of the mountains and the shapes of the lighthouse. 

Close Up Shot

A close up is used to focus in on the top of the subject. The lights in this shot create an informal balance that carries the eye around the piece. This light also ties it together and gives it unity. 

Extreme Close Up Shot

An extreme close up focuses in on a small feature of the subject and makes it seem large. With the emphasis on the bars of the lighthouse as well as the rain, a rhythm is established. The leading lines in the bars also bring emphasis to the lighthouse. 

Over The Shoulder Shot

Over the shoulder shots are shot from a view that makes the viewer feel as though they are looking over the subject's shoulder. For this shot I tried to put the lighthouse at a dramatic angle, and used the light as a leading line to emphasize the path it is taking.  

Bird's Eye Shot

This shot is used to make the viewer feel as if they were a bird flying over the scene. The scene has formal balance with the lighthouse and either side of the land. It shows the power and stability of this lighthouse. The size of the lighthouse relative to the land creates a proportion, showing how large the land is. From this angle you also get a nice texture from the reflective water. 

Worm's Eye Shot 

This view is shown from the bottom of the subject, as though one was looking through the perspective of a worm. There are bold, repeated curved lines that curve the eye towards the light; which creates variety. The lighthouse itself may appear powerful, but the informal balance within this shot reveal that instability. 

Point Of View Shot

A point of view shot shows the viewer what a character may see if they were placed within the scene. This particular view shows a perspective standing in the lighthouse, and has a formal balance with the circle and verticals of the bars. The bars also create a rhythm through repetition of vertical lines; which may also act as leading lines that add emphasis to the shot. 

I think one of my successes was creating an atmosphere; as though the lighthouse was in a real environment. My recommendations to myself if I were to do this over would be to pay more attention to the textures I am using. Some of my textures did not come through the final result, and that is one thing I do not like about my finished product. Overall I think I did well in my sculpture work and am proud of what I created.