Here I have taken six of my already-taken photographs (I decided to use holiday photographs - some made using a 'toy' digital camera - the Digital Harinezumi), attempted to identify the dominant areas of the image and then to show how they balance each other within the image to create some kind of harmony. Sometimes the dominant areas may only be small but due to their colour, tone, detail, interest level or placement may still dominate the photograph.
What I have learnt here is that strong colours are dominant or 'heavy' and therefore to achieve balance it helps to position them towards the extremes of the image or to balance them with for instance larger areas of less intense colour, or an object with interesting detail. Horizontal symmetry creates a simple balance as shown in two of the images above, and open space can be used to create balance in a frame. This is shown quite well by the image in the top-left where the two characters in the foreground need the open space and blanket of colour to balance their presence.
It is strange to look at and analyze my images in this way. I think I will have a look through some more old pictures and continue this further. It raises a question - was I consciously aware when taking these photographs of creating visual balance in the frame? Perhaps not - maybe it just happened naturally - certainly some of my images are not balanced properly and would be better if they were, but I will endeavour to be consciously aware in the future and see if that helps.
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