We will be concentrating primarily on the PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN.
Do you remember the ELEMENTS OF DESIGN from your Intro To Art class? (line, shape, form, space, color, value, texture)
Your assignment is to FIND EXAMPLES OF PHOTOS online that DEMONSTRATE each on of the compositional considerations below.
You will be creating MULTIPLE BLOG POSTS to post your findings... A separate post per image, TITLED with the NAME OF THE TECHNIQUE / PRINCIPLE stated below in bold/caps.... That means you will have _______21_________ total new posts created JUST for this assignment.
This is DUE, on your blog, by ...APRIL 9th...... and worth 20 points.
EVEN IF you work with a partner (to understand concepts and find images) EACH PERSON NEEDS TO POST THEIR OWN IMAGES ON THEIR OWN BLOG!!!
1)MOVEMENT - LEADING LINES- use lines within the composition to 'move' a viewer's eye through the photo, either towards an object or across the frame.
2) MOVEMENT- FROZEN MOTION- find a photo where the action is frozen as it takes place. This should be a photo that IMPLIES MOTION- a frozen picture of a race car could just be a static picture of a non-moving car, so that would NOT work for this...
3)MOVEMENT- BLUR FOR EFFECT- a photograph where the motion is evidenced by the INTENTIONAL use of blurring (background OR subject)
4)PATTERN- an image that features a repetition of the the SAME visual element throughout the image.
5)RHYTHM- an image that features the repetition of A SIMILAR visual element throughout the image.
6)BALANCE- FORMAL BALANCE- this is also called symmetry. Both the left and right 'sides' of the photograph are compositionally similar, if split down the middle - (this can also work from top to bottom).
7)BALANCE- INFORMAL BALANCE- also called asymmetrical balance. This is where the information Left to Right is NOT THE SAME, but carries the same visual 'weight'...
8)CONTRAST- HIGH KEY- Bright and light values, intense, vibrant, little to no shadows.
9)CONTRAST- LOW KEY- Dark values, moody, lots of shadows.
10)CONTRAST- BACK LIGHTING- The light in the picture is coming from BEHIND the subject, this can be subtle or drastic enough to create a silhouette.
11)CONTRAST- SHARP CONTRAST- Dark values next to light values- not alot of midtones- just the extremes, think complimentary colors or stark black and white.
12)EMPHASIS- SELECTIVE FOCUS- The photograph is in crisp focus on the subject matter, but blurred elsewhere- drawing the viewer's eye primarily to the focused area.
13)EMPHASIS- FRAMING- The photograph's subject is 'framed' within the context of the photograph, either blatantly (like a photo taken through a window or an open door) or more naturally (branches in the background surround the subject, the shadow of an alleyway isolates a specific car).
14)EMPHASIS- RULE OF THIRDS- You'll have to research this one... Do a GOOGLE search on RULE OF THIRDS- read a bit... There is no way for me to succinctly sum this up here...
15)UNITY- locate and image where the background is visually linked to the subject matter.
16)CAMERA PLACEMENT- ANGLE UP- The camera's placement is below the subject matter- looking up at it, this is often referred to as a 'bug's eye view' photograph.
17)CAMERA PLACEMENT- ANGLE DOWN- The camera's placement is above the subject matter- looking down on it, this is often called a 'bird's eye view' photograph.
18)CAMERA PLACEMENT- ANGLE STRAIGHT ON- The camera's placement is dead-on / eye-level with the subject matter.
19)CAMERA PLACEMENT- DISTANCE TO SUBJECT -CLOSE- The placement of the camera is in very close proximity to the subject matter, these can be referred to as 'close-up' shots, or MACRO shots.
20)CAMERA PLACEMENT- DISTANCE TO SUBJECT -MIDRANGE- The camera's proximity to the subject allows the viewer to see that there are items of interest IN FRONT OF and BEHIND the photograph's intended subject.
21)CAMERA PLACEMENT- DISTANCE TO SUBJECT -FAR- the subject of the photograph is very far away from the camera, however, despite this long distance it is still undeniably the photographer's intended subject.
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