March Photography Challenge

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  1. Feb 26, 2018 #1
    ashleywb

    ashleywb Sand in my toes

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    Welcome to the March Photography Challenge!

    Let's focus on composition this month, specifically - Leading Lines. Leading lines can provide an easy path for the eye to follow through an image. Generally, they are used to draw the viewer's eye to a specific part of the photograph - it may be the main subject of your photo or even a vanishing point in the distance. They can also be used to create depth in a photo and even offer a sense of direction or motion.

    We find these lines both in nature and in the man-made world. Perhaps the most common examples of leading lines are roads, but there are so many others. Consider fences, boardwalks, bridges, rows of trees, rivers, hallways, columns, power lines...you get the idea.

    Here are a few examples of photos that use leading lines.
    The bridge here draws your eye toward the girls on either side and then right on across the river.

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    Here's another example in which the ropes lead the eye upward to my daughter on her way up the wall.
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    In this photo we have the path and the actual line of horses offering a leading line that draws the eye to the direction of travel and disappears around the corner. Leading lines don't always have to be straight.
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    There is plenty of helpful information on the web related to using leading lines in your photo composition. Hopefully, these few examples of mine will give you an idea of what we are looking for.

    Your challenge is to scrap a photo that uses leading lines. If you want to have more than one photo on the page, that's fine. Just be sure that one of them uses leading lines.

    Here's my page:
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    Hopefully my leading lines serve to draw your eye to my daughter, as well as to highlight her love of reading.

    Can't wait to see your pages using leading lines!

    As Always: Your page must contain at least 75% Lilypad product. Your page should be posted to the Lilypad Gallery and then linked to the February Challenge Layouts thread so it can be tracked, and to this thread.

    The Lilypad uses a percent system for our challenges; the number of challenges you participate in determines the store discount you will receive at the end of the month:

    2 challenges = 10% off
    4 challenges = 20% off
    6 challenges = 30% off

    If you complete 7 challenges, you will receive a coupon for 30% off, plus you will be entered to win a $50 gift certificate from the Lilypad! The first seven challenges will be posted on the first of the month; the eighth challenge is the BYOC challenge, which is posted on BYOC release day. Each page counts for one challenge (you cannot use one layout for multiple challenges).
     
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    berniek

    berniek I have a girl crush on the Naming Fairy

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    Here is my page!
    Interestingly, I already tend to make photos with those leading lines. I guess I like how it looks.

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    Credits:
    Fiddle-Dee-Dee - I'm Checking You Out {DD}
    Just Jaimee - Storyteller 2018-03 March
    Paislee Press - Class In Session
    Little Butterfly Wings - Woodsy Notions
    MPM 2018-01 Sparkle

    Journaling freely translated:
    On automatic pilot I walked to the AS-building to teach my class. There I saw this notice board telling me there were exams taken place. Immediately I knew I obviously wasn't going to have class here. Class room change. Ugh..
     
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    michele hillam

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    NancyP

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    We just studied leading lines in my photography group last month so I have LOTS of photos. This is one of my favorites.

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    AJK

    AJK I plead the 5th ...

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    I wanted to do a page about the life and passing of Billy Graham. Being a Charlotte suburb-ite, all the news is about him right now. There were a few photos from CLT that had the lead lines, so hopefully I accomplished both tasks. :-)
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    cfile

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    Mylinn

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    Very interesting challenge!!
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    caapmun

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    Love seeing the "lines" on the various farms in our area!!
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    Cherylndesigns

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    Great challenge and layouts!

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    marijke

    marijke Weekends are for wine.

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    Thanks for this challenge! Love that kind of photos ...

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    flowersgal

    flowersgal I have big ears and wide arms

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    Love the leading lines technique and have many photos in my stash utilizing this viewpoint.
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    jaye

    jaye My other car is a Zamboni!

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    perfect for my picture of the dock at the marina

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    AnotherAmanda

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    RJMJ

    RJMJ There is a shade of red for every woman.

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    Thank You For A Great Challenge...I Did Not Know That These Types Of Photo Were Called "Leading Lines"...Learn Something New Everyday...I Combined The "Leading Lines" Photo With A Former MOC6 Challenge Called The "Mosaic" Challenge...I Didn't Feel That I Excelled With This Challenge & I Wanted To Retry It Once Again & I Did Here & I Am More Than Happy With The Results This Time...I Did Several Perspectives Of The Same Far Away Viewpoint Road Photo With Emphasis On The Long & Winding Road Of Life Idea With Just A Little Bit Of Sun Bursting Out From The Blue Blue Sky...This Layout Definitely Has A Worn/Vintage Feel With An Old Fashioned Camera & Brown/Gold Vintage Color Tones With Some Yellow Paint & Just A Few Pops Of Yellow To Finish Off The Layout...

    *For My The Road Less Traveled Layout-I Used*

    *Strike A Pose/Butterfly Basics-Travel Edition/Of Wishes,Hopes & Dreams/Scrap Time-All By Little Butterfly Wings

    *Destination Adventure/Carpe Diem/Beautiful Day-All By Pink Reptile Designs

    *Sometimes Prickly-Lynn Grieveson

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    jagruti patel

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    bbymks5

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    KAPOH

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    ArmyGrl

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    My take on this awesome photography challenge.

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    Janisn

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    Baseball is just full of leading lines - baseline and shadows all leading to my little catcher.
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    MiekSter

    MiekSter We only regret the chances we didn't take

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    Here's mine
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