Photography Critique
Bernice Abbott
After learning about the rule of three for photography, I am really beginning to notice it in many famous picture prints. For example in this particular shot by Bernice Abbott we can see this rule come into the play. The carrage comming towards us, the side buildings, and the back building in the midst.
By using this technique in this case our eyes our being drawn down the street. Another technique that allows our eyes to wander in this intended direction is the way the picture is cropped. The slenderness of the photo gives us the feel of the narrowness of this back way street.
The only thing I would like to change about this is maybe cropping it on the bottom a little more. This way the horse and carriage is our main foccus, giving our eyes less room to wander around the streets.