Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Myers Composition Assignment

Eleven photos taken to learn about the elements of composition with the "rule of thirds", pattern, symmetry, texture, depth of field, lines, framing, perspective, space, balance, and color.

Photo #1 - "rule of thirds" - tree during sunset
Photo #2 - pattern - candles
Photo #3 - symmetry - piano keys
Photo #4 - texture - stairway 
Photo #5 - depth of field - bench seats outside by athletic entrance
Photo #6 - lines - crayon clock
Photo #7 - framing - wooden doors and a wreath
Photo #8 - perspective - toy
Photo #9 - space - globe
Photo #10 - balance - decorative chandelier thing
Photo #11 - color - stain glass window


From this assignment I learned about composing a photograph and the many elements that are involved including those listed above. Before this assignment I knew a few of these elements such as the "rule of thirds", symmetry, color, etc. from my black and white photography class last year. However, I also stumbled across a few that were unfamiliar like framing, space, and balance. Framing is used to highlight the main point of interest in the photo and gives the image depth creating a more 3d picture. Space is filling the photo of the frame using zoom, but also leaving room to breath in order to not crowd the photo. Balance is when a picture holds a second point of interest to balance out the main point. Besides the elements used in composition I also had to learn the basic workings of a mac computer  (prefer dell!!!) and the programs used to organize, edit and show my pictures.

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