Photo Analysis: Porto Fog

by: @the.brunosousa.view

Let’s Analyse this Image:

Composition & Framing

What works well:

• The composition is pretty strong overall —> it’s clean, balanced, and intentional. Everything lines up nicely, and the perspective pulls your eye right to the center.

• The leading lines are great, everything from the lanterns to the railings (also very subtle those light rails in the asphalt) naturally guides your eye straight to where our subject is standing.

• The colour pop on the subject is really good. The orange outfit grabs attention instantly, but it doesn’t feel overdone or too saturated so it fits right in with the muted tones around it very naturally.

• The depth is amazing. All those repeating structures and lines disappear into the distance, creating depth. And because of how the bridge is built (so the structure of it), it gives the photo almost a tunnel-like effect, meaning it really boxes everything in and keeps your eye locked in the middle.

What could be better:

• The foreground feels a bit too strong in my opinion. It takes up a lot of the frame, and even though it is technically almost around the middle, it just feels heavy. A slightly higher shooting angle might have helped balance that out.

• The vertical balance (so left/right) is interesting —> the building on the left gives the left side some weight, and that gets “sort of” balanced out by the trees + the one bird on the right. The noteworthy part is, that the bird doesn’t actually balance it out in terms of ‘‘visual weight’’ of course, but it gives us something to look at on that side, and even that helps with balance.

• The depth is great, but maybe just a bit more visibility in the distance could have made it even stronger.

Light & Atmosphere

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