Cat Quick-Write

Two cats are trying to climb out of window into the snow, one looks as though it's about to jump out. They are looking down at a third cat who you can see looking through the window. 

Dorothea Lange and Commentary Photography

Dorothea Lange's photos "Migrant Mother" showed the country the truth about the great depression using commentary photography, photography that focuses on integration of documentary and concepts of social change.

Photographing landfills, the sick or homeless and other problems that we face today to promote awareness is doing the same thing Dorothea Lange's did in the 1930s.

Elements of Design and Art

Balance is the comfortable or pleasing arrangement of things in art.  There are three different types of balance: symmetrical, asymmetrical, and radial. The human figure is symmetrically balanced; the same on the left and right side. The tree is asymmetrically balanced; its branches are not distributed equally on each side, but their total weight is balanced left and right. The sun is an example of radial balance; all its rays are equal in length from the center.

Contrast is created by using elements that conflict with one another. Often, contrast is created using complementary colors or extremely light and dark values. Contrast creates interest in a piece and often draws the eye to certain areas. It is used to make a painting look interesting.

Emphasis in the focal area of an artwork gives it importance.  An artist may stress some elements of the design over others. The eye of the viewer will focus on the area of emphasis or center of interest first, then take in the rest of the composition. 

 Movement in an artwork means the artist is taking viewers on a trip through the work by means of lines, edges, shapes, and colors often leading to the focal area.  Movement is a visual flow through the composition. It can be the suggestion of motion in a design as you move from object to object by way of placement and position.  Directional movement can be created with a value pattern. It is with the placement of dark and light areas that you can move your attention through the format.

Patterns are made in art when the same shapes or elements are repeated again and again.  Pattern uses the elements of art in planned or random repetitions to enhance surfaces of paintings or sculptures.

Rhythm is the repetition of shapes, lines, and forms.  Rhythm is a movement in which some elements recurs regularly.  Like a dance, it will have a flow of objects that will seem to be like the beat of music.

Unity means that all elements in an artwork are in harmony.  Unity brings together a composition with similar units.  For example, if your composition was using wavy lines and organic shapes you would stay with those types of lines and not put in even one geometric shape.

Lines are marks made by a pointed tool: brush, pencil, pen, etc. Lines can vary in width, direction, curvature, length, or color.

Shapes are formed wherever the ends of a continuous line meet. Geometric shapes such as circles, triangles or squares have perfect, uniform measurements and don't often appear in nature. Organic shapes are associated with things from the natural world, like plants and animals.

Color wheels show the primary colors, secondary colors, and the tertiary (intermediate) colors. They also show the relationships between complementary colors across from each other, such as blue and orange; and analogous (similar or related) colors next to each other such as yellow, green, and blue. Black and white may be thought of as colors but, in fact, they are not. White light is the presence of all color; black is the absence of reflected light and therefore the absence of color.

Value, or tone, refers to dark and light; the value scale refers to black and white with all gradations of gray in between.  Value contrasts help us to see and understand a two-dimensional work of art.

Form describes objects that are three-dimensional, having length, width, and height.

Texture can be rough, bumpy, slick, scratchy, smooth, silky, soft, prickly--the list is endless.  Texture refers to the surface quality, both simulated and actual, of artwork.

Space refers to distances or areas around, between, or within components of a piece. Space can be positive (white or light) or  negative (black or dark), open or closed,shallow or deep, and two-dimensional or three-dimensional. 

Forced Merger



Photo Elements

 Rule of Thirds 

Lines

 Depth

Contrast

Balance

Framing

National Geographic Photo

I love how clear everything in this is, how you can see every tiny detail of his face. The way to focus is with the smoke drifting away you can almost see it moving, and the colors and lighting and composition, everything is perfect.

Berenice Abbott

I like Berenice Abbott's quote "Photography helps people to see" I think she is saying that people don't always see things for what they are and photographs makes it easier to see the things that are sometimes obvious but hard to see for what they are.

Abbott is famous for her scientific photos, her inventions and starting the "House of Photography" to promote and sell her inventions but due to poor marketing and the death of some of the employees the company was closed.

Photo Compositions

Simplicity

 Rule of Thirds

Lines

Balance

Framing

Avoiding Mergers

Discussion

Photos taken in school

Camera Parts and History

The camera obscura effect is created by having a dark space with a tiny hole in one wall through that hole light is focused, the scene outside is projected.

The invention of high quality glass lens by Isaac Newton and Christian Huygens helped with creation of the modern camera.
The parts of the first were modern camera were: film, a glass lens, and a dark box.
Digital cameras use a lens which light passes through into the camera and exposes a film.
Auto mode and Program mode are very similar they are both point and shoot modes.
Portrait mode is used to blur out the background in the easiest way possible.
Sports mode is use to freeze motion, the camera using the quickest shutter speed.
This symbol means the flash is disabled. Photos can be made be dramatic with natural light.

This symbol means auto flash. If the camera thinks the photo needs more light the camera will shoot the flash.
If there is too much exposure in a photo the picture will be washed out if there is not enough exposure the picture will turn out too dark.
The systems of aperture, shutter, and film settings are all divided up into "stops".
The planet in the photograph is one stops brighter.
A longer shutter speed will make the photo brighter and a shorter shutter speed will make the photo darker and if it is an action photo will make the photo brighter.
Before the light reaches the film it must pass through a pupil like hole called the aperture or F-stop.
Smaller F-stop openings=larger openings which=more light.

Camera Sim

Centered picture of girl

"Golden Rule" 

Under Exposed 

Over Exposed

Perfectly Exposed

Instagram Quick-write

I didn't really like @jakerrutherford's photos. They were good but I prefer pictures that are more artisy and detailed. I did really like the depth of his photos. He uses symmetry and the golden rule, and depth of field. 

Elements of Design

Patterns and Petition:  Emphasizing patterns can lead to stunning shots.
Symmetry: Symmetry can either make a shot or, without a good point of interest, can ruin a shot.
Texture: Using lighting and angles cleverly can make an image look almost 3D.
Lines: Use lines to draw attention to the main point of interest.
Color: Colors impact the mood of a shot, bright colors add energy while green and blues add a soothing touch.

First Day: Best and Worst.

Best.
I love the way the bokeh turned out in this. I think the angle looks good. Also the colors in this photo is the main reason I love it.

Worst.
I chose this picture as my worst because, though I like the idea, the focus is, as are many other things in this, is bad. I don't like angle and I don't like colors or composition.