![]() I also removed the dark part from the roof line as there was no way to make it straight in the photo. I loved the composition of the shot, but the crooked wooden partition drove me crazyĪfter: by cropping the image to make sure the wood partition was straight, your eye is now drawn to the bride instead of the crooked photo. Even though the subject looks straight, the trees are all crooked, and the lake looks like it’s drunk.Īfter: fixed the horizon in the background so the water level is now straight, and so are the trees.īefore: This shot was taken from an odd angle while looking through a sliding glass door. Portraitsīefore: look at the horizon and trees in the background. Natureīefore: see that line beside the leaf? Our eye is automatically drawn to that spot so having a nice straight line will help balance out the picture and give it semetry.Īfter: slight tweak to the shot in post production will balance out the image. Landscapeīefore: This sunset picture has an extremely crooked horizon where the land meets the oceanĪfter: fixed the horizon in the background so horizon is straight and the water doesn’t look like it’s drunk. This will also help give you an idea of where you should be concentrating on while taking a photo. I have drawn a red line on the before so you can see the exact location I will be editing for. This important step will help boost your shot from “mediocre” to “amazing”. Although some are subtle, others are very noticeable and overall make for a better photo. I have included a before and after so you can see the difference it makes. Here are some examples of things to watch for when shooting different subjects. Just think about it for a second and decide what it would be like if it was naturally occurring. Sometimes you will take a shot of trees or mountains, or other nature-y stuff that doesn’t really have any lines or horizons. It will trick your mind into thinking that things are leaning one way or another, even if they aren’t. When lines are not straight, it will throw off the perception of the photo. There is a good chance those places will have floors and walls, or other types of lines in your shot, these lines should also be straight. Not all of the shots you will take in your life will be outside.duh! Heaps of them will probably be inside taken in various locations. ![]() I don’t have the horizon in my shot, what are you talking about? ![]() And so, unless you are drunk, or are going for some completely whacky artsy over the top shot, your horizon should always be straight. But the reality is, although our earth is not flat ( sorry to burst your bubble), the horizon is always straight when you look at it. ![]() I hadn’t noticed before, and my friends and family never notice it in their shots (until I point it out … sorry guys). and I’ll be dammed the horizon was totally crooked and now it stood out.įor those of us that have never been trained in photography, or those that don’t shoot on a regular basis, we generally wouldn’t notice that it’s crooked. How dare someone tell me something was ruining my shot? I loved the shot, I took the shot. I remember the first time someone said to me “hey this is a cool pic but umm your horizon is totally crooked and it’s ruining the shot”. ![]() And let’s face it, it’s impossible to have a crooked horizon occurring in nature when it’s always 100% straight. If things look crooked, it will trick our subconscious into thinking that things are off balance, and it will throw off our perception. We love things are are level instead of being at add odd angles. How many times have you been so caught-up in the moment you just snap away not really paying attention to the finer details, like making sure your horizon is straight? I’ll admit, I still do it on occasion although I now take the time to make sure it’s fixed in post production. ![]()
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