911 Photo Composition

Simplicity-

I chose this pic because I thought that the photographer did a great job taking picture of the building and just the building, nothing else is interfering with the picture.

The Rule Of Thirds-

The man is in the line of the thirds and its tragic what happened but the picture fits the composition.

Lines-

The burning building is a little depressing to look but under the fire the windows make a perfect line.

Balance-

The buildings make it perfect and balanced so I think its a great photo to look at.

Framing-

The river makes a good frame for the picture of the city.

Avoiding Mergers-

The woman is camouflaged with the background which is bad.

Elements of Art and Principles of Design

Elements of Art

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

I chose this picture because the glasses are perfectly aligned with each other and create a neat line with a cool effect from the wine glass.

Shape-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.

 The fin of the shark makes a triangular shape because it is black and white it emphasizes the shark fin that is why I chose it as a Shape photo. 

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.

Its obvious why I chose this picture because of the beautiful colors all over the park making it look like a wonderland. 

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.

I love the color of this picture making it look vintage and the reflection looks very beautiful. 
   Form-describes objects that are three-dimensional, having length, width, and height.

The rocks looks so three dimensional because of the spaces between the rocks and creates that beautiful image. 

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.

For me I thought that the picture looks so 3D and makes the viewer feel as if they can feel the surface of the tree.

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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. 

The fact that the photographer took the picture looking up into the distance and the telephone line look fort of three dimensional and the different colors makes a cool effect.  Principles of Design

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.

The man is so symmetrical and if you were to fold him he would be equal on both sides 

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.

The colors are so weird it looks like it came out of a Tim Burton movie. The different shades and the mixture of color

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. 

You can tell the photographer made it so the flowers are the main focus of the picture.

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.

It looks blurry but the you can see the lines of the dancer.

Pattern- 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.

I love the pattern because the beautiful colors and pattern the snowflake like patterns make.

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.

You can see the repetition of the light lamp thing and its looks like its out of a castle or church 

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.

The boat and water fit perfectly together and the black and white effect make the elements look like they belong together 

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Ethics of Photoshop

Photo-shopping is greatly shunned in most public showing mainly because many of the people think its basically lying to the viewers and that trust can be broken. I think that it's not right manipulating people to thinking whats there isn't or trying to make it look better by your eyes. In many countries people still do it for tons of reasons. Brian Walski a famous Los Angeles Times photographer was fired for photo-shopping and it cost him everything, his job and name. Its totally not ethical for photographers to fool the eyes of the people they deserve to know the truth and being a photographer that does is not trustworthy.

These two people were very big political leaders and the fact that it looks like they were debating might  have surprised or maybe even angered the people on both sides of the country.

The top was the one that was photo-shopped and the reason why photo-shopped was to show that the school was a diversity filled school and I think it must've angered some people because they were fooled into thinking that it was a diverse school and the fact is that it wasn't and only a few were accepted in the school the photo-shopped man was really one of the few who were accepted and he wasn't anywhere near the picture.

Post Short Reflection

I like how the pictures are all so clear and and the fact that the photographer angled the photo so the viewers know what the main thing is.

I don't like how the fire alarm and ladder both are red so it might confuse the viewer into thinking that it's switched.

Triniti
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National Geographic Photo Contest

I absolutely love this picture because it's all so natural but the it looks so unreal and photoshopped. The glacier looks like an art-work, the shading and how its formed behind the green grass is beautiful, which gives both a Winter and Spring feel. The bear to me shows the viewers that the land is untouched and gives it a perfect touch. 

40 Greatest Photos Ever

The photograph is so heart felt and emotional. I think the photographer intended to grab the hearts of the viewers because the picture shows you a timeline of the three sisters and shows how life moves on. The picture got picked cause its so creative and isn't something that everyone can do.

I love this picture because it really shows the bond between man and canine, and the fact that animals really do know what happens to their loved ones, it also shows that animals also mourn and to them they  don't think of their owners as just owners but also as someone they really care about. This photo got picked because it shows love but from a dogs eyes.

I love the story behind the picture, the fact that this prisoner escaped so many times to see his german girlfriend which makes it seem like romeo and juliet but the other reason is the prisoner stood up to the big man and even if he was a prisoner he was brave about it and confronted the guy in charge. This picture definitely got picked because it was the time during the WW2 and many saw it as Germany destroying the hope of everyone but Greasley stood to prove them wrong.  

Great Black and White Photos Part 2

My favorite out of the three is Timothy O'Sullivan because he is known for photographing the Civil War  era. He also was the photographer following a very big public figure and he was Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. He was born on 1840 in Ireland and died on January 14, 1882 in Staten Island because of tuberculosis at 42. He had lots of experiences while working for Mathew Brady one of the most important photographers in the Civil War Era. One of them were that he got to see Robert E. Lee surrender. He's most famous photo was 'The Harvest of Death" but the fact that his 44 photos published were in the Civil War Collection. It doesn't tell what got him to photographing or what college he went to but he did work as an apprentice for Alexander Gardener.