Time for a compositional challenge, this week – it’s Leading Lines.
I was walking in a flea market and came across this old calculator covered with dust, but as I was not able to clean it, it shows old dust, dirt, but he lines leading to the name are clearly to be seen. I took it as a black and white as an a period piece I thought it would be appropriate and well the dirt is less visible this way.
The other choice was an old typewriter, but as you can guess I chose to post the calculator, did I make a right choice?
Leading lines are lines that guide the viewer from the edge of your frame towards your subject, usually coming from a corner (s).
Look for things in your scene that effortlessly takes your viewer’s eye straight to your intended subject. We’re trying to direct the viewer to a part of our image that is most important in the composition. Think staircase railings, paths and roads in a landscape, bridges and jetties leading off into the distance all make for excellent ways to incorporate leading lines in your shot.
Feel free to think out of the box… Remember leading lines don’t need to be straight. Curving streams, rice paddies and long-exposure car taillight streaks can all look very cool in a shot. Patterns and textures can also form leading lines to take your viewer straight to the action. Just be alive to your surroundings and you’re sure to see leading lines for your next epic shot!
Ritva Sillanmäki Photography 
Wonderful old machine!
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The calculator is definitely the cooler shot 👍
Thanks M, more straight forward
The perspective of that that shot really brings out the leading lines.
Great lines! The calculator wins!
yes, more simple for sure
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The calculator wins but the typewriter is pretty darn good too. I just wonder how many young people would recognize the typewriter? 🙂
I have no idea, I hope so 🙂 I find them to be really beautiful, if I had more space I would buy one just for decorative purpose.
Especially that typewriter, because that one is definitely quite old. The only typewriter I ever used had square buttons. Man, kids today never have to worry about ink blots and too much white out lol
It’s nice to be able to correct so easily before printing, that’s for sure. 🙂 But at least they didn’t have autocorrect to mess things up.
Oh so true. I miss those days, for sure. I loathe autocorrect.
it is useful when not writing in your mother language, but I agree it can be a pain in the butt.
I make so many mistakes, that yes this is so much quicker and nice, but the esthetic’s is not here.