Compose Your Frame

In the Holland Building on the 4th floor the angles of the ceiling and the walls have the ability to pull your eye through the frame. With the rule of thirds for this photo the focal points in which your eyes are pulled are to the top right corner of the window at the end of the hallway and to the table between the first full set of benches. Having the benches not in the center of the hall but rather to the left side is also a part of the rule of thirds and the classrooms on the sides divide the picture into thirds horizontally. The diagonal rule is bringing your eye motion to the end of the hallway in this picture with the lighting and line of the ceiling on the right side as well as the dark ceiling on the left side where it meets the wall. This photo features an index vector that is played by the first full bench closest to us and continue through the other benches. Each bench ends and points to the next one in turn pointing us down the hallway. The wood benches on the sides also do this but with more of the diagonal rule then the index vector function. There is also a small movement vector that leads your eye vertically on the second pillar back on the left side that leads up to the balcony above, the light reflection makes the corner have energy that pulls your eyes upward.