Balance

The following images have been chosen from my collection in order to show how the balance works in each photo. If two objects are of different sizes, they can be balanced by placing the larger object closer to the centre and the smaller object closer to the edge on the other side of the scale.

In this photo the boy and the thick tree are close to the middle of the shot. With the girl being further back, she looks smaller so the balance works as she and the thinner, therefore lighter tree are placed closer to the edge of the shot.

The lady and the bin in this shot balance each other well as they are similar in both size and distance from the centre. Although the pier is a single object, I feel that it can be split in two to show balance. The section at the end of the pier where the rides and buildings are taller sits close to the middle of the shot. This is balanced out by the smaller section of the pier which reaches right to the left hand edge.

The boy on the right of this shot takes up more space than the girl and doors to the left; however the slither of door to the far left makes up the difference. I feel that the fact that the subjects to the left are darker also makes them seem heavier.

This photo shows an example of a large object just left of centre being balanced by a smaller object to the far right. I feel that the balanced is also helped by the right hand object being half way up the shot which helps to weigh this side down.

The girl in this shot is just slightly to the right of centre. In order to maintain balance, the man who appears much smaller has been placed midway between the centre and the left edge.

The skater lagging behind sits to the far right of this shot balancing out the much larger group just left of centre.