Date taken: 12/10/12 (Edited: 5/2/13)
Location: Railway
Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/125 | Aperture: f/7.1 | ISO: 200
I like the photo above because your eyes follow the train tracks to the vanishing point in the centre of the image. One point perspective photographs have a good narrative because they make you wonder what is at the end beyond the vanishing point. This image is effective because it seems as though you are on the tracks looking towards the horizon. I stood in the middle of a bridge to take the picture so that all the lines came together with a vertical symmetry.
I took the photo in black and white with a red filter to bring give it more contrast, and I edited the levels as well later on. I also used the sky editing technique that I learned on ‘Day 9 – A Photoshop Tutorial’ because the sky on this was a bit overexposed. Instead of using a blue gradient, I used grey to fit the black and white image.
Here is another one point perspective photo where I have pasted a picture of a girl on the train tracks. This photo was made to create a surreal effect and play with the idea of scale as the girl looks like a giant. I like the way it’s not just a landscape photo with this one and I have used the one point perspective technique with a portrait. The lines lead you to the vanishing point behind the girl and give her more importance.
Joanna Dale 