While this garage in Almelo was pretty cool to see during the night, we were pretty curious about what it looked like during the day and if there was some "design" on top of it. Lol, I don't think many people spend some time on the rooftop of a garage to take some photographs of the parking deck. To be honest, the photographs of this series are so much better because of the weather. A few clouds and a nice Sunset. However, it served as a perfect training field for the young padawan that wanted to learn more about photography.
I explained a bit about Depth of Field, focus, composition, and line work on this deck. Ah, and of course, how to photograph with a tripod, and why using a timer is super handy.
The sight on the rooftop was nice though. We could see across the station, which isn't a big one, but it can become a crowded one when trains arrive and leave. I also took a shot of the "clock", it's a tall structure with a clock in it (on the other side). It used to be Almelo's eyecatcher for some time until bigger buildings were being built.
Because there are so many lines on the garage deck, I could show my friend how you could work with the lines, and let them work for you, instead of the lines becoming an annoying factor in the photographs. In the above image, you see a precisely measured photograph with many vertical lines. The fence, the streetlights, train poles, and other tall objects. If you look closely at the image, you'll see that only 1 vertical line is interrupted by another vertical line (the one at the right back).
The purpose of this exercise was to learn to be aware of linework in your images, so you don't end up photographing objects in the background that penetrate people's faces when you're taking portraits. It's a common mistake. Mistake? Yes. Mistake. You want to create a smooth flow in your images, and that only be achieved with composition, focus, linework, and light.
We had a blast shooting on this rooftop deck, and I was able to teach some practical and technical stuff about photography. It's so much easier to explain when you can directly show the effects and show why you do specific things. What are some things about photography that you wish you learned or found out about sooner?
