Landscape: Activity 4 Blog

Create two photographs in a location with tall buildings or trees using both formats. Create a closed and open landscape at one location. Discuss the different ways we read the resulting images.

Photo taken by Abi Adams

Both of these photos were taken by a river in Sedona. The top photograph is an example of a closed landscape. The camera was positioned on its side in order to show the length of the tree trunk. If it was taken with an open landscape technique, then the viewer would only see a small portion of the tree. The bottom photograph is an example of an open landscape. The camera was positioned straight so that the whole side length of the river could be seen. If it was taken with a closed landscape technique, then the viewer would not be able to see the whole length of the river.

Photo taken by Abi Adams