Thanks, Elina! The building definitely has a lot of character. It served the community well for so many years. Sad that it has stood vacant for a long time.
Isn’t there just something about red doors and chipped paint that gets people excited? I love this shot, and though I’m not usually a fan of Dutch Angles (Google it if you’re not sure what it is), I think it really works with this shot Stacy. It somehow adds to the agedness of the structure.
On a related note, there’s an Instagrammer from Toronto who posts a LOT of images of red doors. It’s kind of her thing, and it’s pretty cool what she comes up with.
Shane, once again, you have taught me something! I didn’t know there was an actual name for what I had done. I did Google the term – interesting reading. I actually shot this photo straight on and angled the crop in post-processing simply because I felt it lent visual interest, but not realizing why, i.e. that the method played right into the sense of abandonment of the building. Last week, I used a Dutch angle in a ceiling shot of a balloon and a huge light fixture, though there my decision to angle the camera was dictated by a number of compositional obstacles. Now, when/if I use this type of composition again, I’ll be able to express definitively why I chose it — won’t I sound smart 😉 Thanks for that! So … I’m curious why you’re usually not a fan.
Thanks for the info about the Instagrammer (not yet a service I use). But l might just have to try to find her 🙂 And thanks for your comment. Always a pleasure to hear from you!
Stacy, your decision to angle this shot was definitely a good one because I agree that it adds interest to the abandonment theme.
I’m not often a fan because people tend to not use it properly. When there are people in the shot, I think it almost never works. A lot of the sports shots on the website of my old university are done this way, and I think it looks terrible. It makes me feel like I’m falling over. One good thing about your image is that there isn’t a horizon line giving it away… so your shot works for me.
Thanks for sharing, Shane. I’ll definitely keep your story in mind if I’m ever so inclined to use the method in any people shots — hmm, have to shoot more people shots first 😉
Rotating it a bit was just a stylistic choice – doing so seemed to add to the image. But you’re the second to make this observation! I like it, I like it 🙂 Thanks so much for commenting!
Thanks, Debby! The building is actually the old McLean Center for the Arts – all I know of it is that, many years ago, it served as a dance studio. I used to park outside of it when Cate took her guitar lessons across the street. I realized a few weeks ago that it would make for some interesting photos. Went back a few days ago but the light wasn’t right. I went back later and was delighted to find the light and shadows on the front of the building 🙂
Between owners …
Visual Venturing 
Wonderful door and a pretty building! I like the way you’ve photographed it! 🙂
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Thanks, Elina! The building definitely has a lot of character. It served the community well for so many years. Sad that it has stood vacant for a long time.
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Isn’t there just something about red doors and chipped paint that gets people excited? I love this shot, and though I’m not usually a fan of Dutch Angles (Google it if you’re not sure what it is), I think it really works with this shot Stacy. It somehow adds to the agedness of the structure.
On a related note, there’s an Instagrammer from Toronto who posts a LOT of images of red doors. It’s kind of her thing, and it’s pretty cool what she comes up with.
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Shane, once again, you have taught me something! I didn’t know there was an actual name for what I had done. I did Google the term – interesting reading. I actually shot this photo straight on and angled the crop in post-processing simply because I felt it lent visual interest, but not realizing why, i.e. that the method played right into the sense of abandonment of the building. Last week, I used a Dutch angle in a ceiling shot of a balloon and a huge light fixture, though there my decision to angle the camera was dictated by a number of compositional obstacles. Now, when/if I use this type of composition again, I’ll be able to express definitively why I chose it — won’t I sound smart 😉 Thanks for that! So … I’m curious why you’re usually not a fan.
Thanks for the info about the Instagrammer (not yet a service I use). But l might just have to try to find her 🙂 And thanks for your comment. Always a pleasure to hear from you!
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Stacy, your decision to angle this shot was definitely a good one because I agree that it adds interest to the abandonment theme.
I’m not often a fan because people tend to not use it properly. When there are people in the shot, I think it almost never works. A lot of the sports shots on the website of my old university are done this way, and I think it looks terrible. It makes me feel like I’m falling over. One good thing about your image is that there isn’t a horizon line giving it away… so your shot works for me.
Just a personal preference 🙂
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Thanks for sharing, Shane. I’ll definitely keep your story in mind if I’m ever so inclined to use the method in any people shots — hmm, have to shoot more people shots first 😉
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The lopsided effect seems to add some haunted quality about it. 🙂
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Rotating it a bit was just a stylistic choice – doing so seemed to add to the image. But you’re the second to make this observation! I like it, I like it 🙂 Thanks so much for commenting!
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Nice; the incline plane contributes to the perception of the state of neglet!
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Jaime, I thought the rotation added a bit of visual interest, but I hadn’t linked it in my mind to the state of neglect. Like your observation!
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How did you know it was between owners?
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The lockbox on the front door and the very vacant interior (I peeked) 😉
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Ha! Peeking … that would be the giveaway.
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Works every time 🙂
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Love! The angle, geometric shadows and colorful front door make the photo of this fixer-upper ‘frame-worthy”!
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Thanks, Debby! The building is actually the old McLean Center for the Arts – all I know of it is that, many years ago, it served as a dance studio. I used to park outside of it when Cate took her guitar lessons across the street. I realized a few weeks ago that it would make for some interesting photos. Went back a few days ago but the light wasn’t right. I went back later and was delighted to find the light and shadows on the front of the building 🙂
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