Camera Club: Graphic Shapes

The structure of the gasometer looks very graphic against the blue sky Photograph: Alicia Canter Mixing the metal framework with an element of nature - the leaves of the tree have been outlined against the sky Photograph: Alicia Canter Using symmetry is important in this assignment - standing as centrally as possible offers another point of view and shows the graphic nature of your subject Photograph: Alicia Canter Photograph: guardian.co.uk Patterns found under a bridge Photograph: Alicia Canter Moving the camera around creates different effects with the parallels of the lines Photograph: Alicia Canter This water has been captured at a fast shutter speed to freeze the movements of the the droplets. They look graphic because they fall in a line and tilting the camera abstracts them Photograph: Alicia Canter Photograph: guardian.co.uk You can find graphic shapes in nature too. Trees, flowers, and other natural plant life offer as much inspiration as the urban landscape Photograph: Alicia Canter Photograph: guardian.co.uk A block of flats which have a space in the middle of them - we can use this to our advantage and shoot up through the centre of the building Photograph: Alicia Canter Photograph: guardian.co.uk Lying down and looking up at the windows of the flats like this make the building look like it is monumentally tall Photograph: Alicia Canter Photograph: guardian.co.uk The sky is a great background for shots like these, and we can even use the sun to get some more tones out of the blue Photograph: Alicia Canter Photograph: guardian.co.uk When photographed close up the perspective changes and the railings seem much larger than they are. They lead your eye into the image when they are introduced from the side like this Photograph: Alicia Canter Photograph: guardian.co.uk The tones in this stark image make it perfect for black and white and the sun's shadow creates dramatic lighting Photograph: Alicia Canter Photograph: guardian.co.uk Using the railings your eye is drawn to the point where they meet - a 'vanishing point' can be created if 2 or more parallel lines are photographed in this way Photograph: Alicia Canter