Rhythm and pattern in photography are fairly similar
in the sense that both are a form of repetition. The difference between the two
is that rhythm encourages movement of the eye across the image whereas pattern
is more static. Pattern is most effective when it fills the frame with the suggestion
that it spills out from all sides.
This example of pattern was taken on my phone in Nando’s
when I saw the bottle tops stuck to the wall.
With rhythm, the repetition usually flows in just one direction. The rhythmic subject may spill out from opposite ends of the image, however some of the more interesting rhythm photography shows a natural break in the pattern.
These images by Hena Tayeb; (http://emptyeasel.com/2009/07/22/hena-tayeb-brilliant-rhythmic-photography/)
show skilled examples of rhythm:
By showing the
archways from an angle instead of straight on, Hena shows depth in the image. The
shallow depth of field in the alligator tail also shows depth in the image
which I have attempted to replicate in my dinosaur bone image.
The bones flow from the bottom of the image to the top, with
the rhythm being broken by the child’s hand at the top.
My rooftop shot shows a much more simple example of rhythm,
leading the eye from left to right across the image.
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