design+principles

Nady a. How the picture makes you feel b. The composition-how is the picture balanced c. The lighting- what kind and where it is coming from d. Use of texture e. The focus of the photo f. The background g. What is the photo about? dynamic "s" arrangement : forces the eye to move around the image, sense of motion. This photography clearly works because it has multiple curves, and the tail lights of the cars add even more action in to the photo. a. This photo makes me feel exciting. All the lights and motion make the photo exhilarating, the idea of cars driving at night on a curvy mountain road adds a lot of excitement. b. This photo has an element of the rule of thirds, the town the road leads to is at the middle/left instead of dead center. c.There is barely an nature light but a lot of man-made light. The tail light going on the road, the light from houses, and the safety light on the ocean/ harbor. d. The texture is smooth. Instead of bright dots, the car lights are curvy lines going through the road so it adds a smoothness with motion to the photo. e.The focus of this photo is on the town sitting in between the ocean and the mountains. It is the focus of the photo also because the curvy road leads to the town. The curvy road leads the eye around and finally settles on the bright color town. f. The background is the ocean and the sky. It gives a mysterious feeling since the colors of the sea water and the sky are almost the same, so the horizon is not very obvious. Also the lights on the ocean adds a feeling of depth to the photo. g. This photo is about a seaside town in Taiwan. The time is dusk as you can tell from the lack of sunlight in the photo. Geometrically balance This photo clearly works because the object is placed perfectly in the center plus the object itself is perfectly balance. a. This photo makes me feel small. Looking at this 1063 ft tower reminds me of how small I am, but at the same time it reminds me of how high mankind can achieve. b. The picture is perfectly balanced. The object, Eiffel tower, is placed in dead center of the photo. Even the background is balanced since there is not one piece of cloud in sight. c. The light comes from Eiffel tower it self, plus a bit of sunlight coming probably behind the photographer. The light from Eiffel tower is very bright but simple. It adds more majestic to the already grand Eiffel tower. d. The texture is hard and complex. The design of Eiffel tower looks extremely complicated, and the edges near the base gives a feeling of sharp/ hard. e. The focus of the photo is obviously the Eiffel tower. A plain back ground simple adds more focus to the tower, and with the lights on itself the tower completely stands out in the photo. f. There are not a lot going on in the back ground since the focus is completely on the tower. It has a depth feeling at the center/bottom of the photo, you can see a building far away. There are also trees on the sides. g. This photo is about the majestic Eiffel tower, the symbol of the French nation.

Element relationship: elements interact producing harmonious result, placement of objects in relation to one another, create the impression that elements are interacting. This photo clearly works because there are two objects interacting, the lioness and her cub. a. This photo makes me feel comfortable. The cub and the lioness cuddling together shows that even top predators have a soft and loving side. b. The head of the lioness is placed in the centre of the photo while her cub climbs on her back. I think if the photographer used the rule of thirds on the lioness it would made the photo even better, because both objects are sort of staring at the direction to the far right. c. I think the sunlight is coming from the right /centre of the photographer, because you can see the light on the lioness' face and there are shadows behind her. The sunlight adds a softness to the photo, the light going through the grass gives a nice feeling. d. The texture is soft and smooth. The photo was taken really closely to the the lioness so you can see the details on her fur and that gives a soft feeling. e. The focus is on the lioness and her cub. The setting of the camera blurs out the background and cuts out the distraction. f. The background is the grassland of Africa sitting in the sun. There is no depth showing because it is out of focus. g. I think this photo is about the relationship between the lioness and the cub. The cub climbing on the lioness shows strong connections between them.

Depth/ diagonal : Depth draws the viewers into the photograph, and invites the viewers to wonder what lies beyond. Diagonal: Leads the eye in and out of the image, gives direction and motion. This photo clearly works because it has obvious depth since it's taken in a tunnel, and there are diagonal light beams coming down. a. I don't know what this photo makes me feel, but it definitely reminds me of the opera "Phantom of the Opera" The dark underground waterway creates the same mysterious element comparing to the movie. b. The closest light reflection on the water creates sort of a horizon line in the center of the photo. This makes the the photo balance if you only look at the light and its reflection. c. The sunlight is coming from multiple holes on the ceiling of the water way. They come down diagonally making the photo more interesting. d. The texture is rough and smooth at the same time. Rough coming from the old and dirty ceiling of the waterway. Smooth coming from the still water and the uniform light coming down e. I think the focus is on the light and the light's reflection. All the angles of the light and its reflection are the same through the waterway, they create multiple arrows moving towards the right side of the photo. This adds a bit of motion to the photo I guess. f. The background is the deeper part of the waterway behind the second light beam. The waterway continues a long way down, it adds suspense and strong mysterious element to the photo, making the audience wondering what is going on down there. g. This photo is about the water and the light. The diagonal lights coming down on the water creating arrow-like reflection is really interesting.

direction: Leads viewers around the photo, encourage motion in the photograph. This photo clearly works because it has multiple lines going toward the same direction, from close-up towards far away. a.This photo makes me feel bright and alive. A combination of multiple bright colors gives a strong sense of excitement. b. Most area of the photo is dominated by the color lines leaving a triangular area for the background- sky. Rule of thirds is shown slightly in the photo. If the audience just look at the far end of the lines/building, it is on the location for the rule of thirds. c. The whole picture is very even on the lights. But the sunlight is probably coming from the left, you can see the clouds turning brighter and brighter towards the left hand side. d. The texture is smooth and in motion. You can see the smooth surface of the closer part of the lines, and the angle the photo was taken gives a strong sense of motion towards the sky. e. The focus is on the diagonal colours lines. The mixture of these colours make this photo stand out. f. The background is the sky. The blue sky makes the photo even brighter but doesn't make it complicated. g. This photo is about the diagonal colour lines pushing up the sky.The lines are not moving objects but the diagonal angle and the view from bottom to top give a motion element to the photo.

rule of thirds: creates more tension, energy and interest in the composition than simply centering the subject would. This photo clearly works because the focus of the object is placed between the centre and the edges, and the horizon is not located on the centre of the photo. a. This photo makes me feel calm and relaxed. The water is very still without waves, and the orange clouds reminds me of sunset, which helps me relax. b. The rule of thirds is in use here. The camera is not on an angel or any sort so the horizon is vertical to the top and bottom lines of the photo. c.The light is even and balance. The light from the setting sun is coming from the left as you can tell from the lighthouse's shadow. d. The texture is soft and smooth. The blur out water due to longer exposure time from the camera shows a smooth surface, and the orange clouds in the background gives a soft feeling. e. The focus is on the lighthouse. Since it is in the location of the rule of thirds, it is clearly the focus. Plus there are no other obvious objects except a few rocks in the water. f. The background is the sky above the horizon. The sky has many layers of blues and orange since it is sunset, and the clouds are shaped in an interesting motion like shape. g. This photo is about the light house. The lone lighthouse on the water clearly stands out in the photo.

triangles: important elements framed in a triangle, keeps viewers in the picture exploring elements. This photo clearly works because the two objects in it are a small pyramid and an upside down pyramid. a. This photo makes me feel humble. This upside down pyramid is located underneath the glass pyramid of Louvre Museum. This reminds me of the great history of the Renaissance and great artists like Da Vinci. b. The location of the pyramids are in the centre, making the photo extremely balanced. c. The light is coming only from the top of the pyramid so leaving a lot of shadows in the underground room. The little pyramid is completely expose to the light tho. d. The texture is sharp and mysterious. Sharp because of the edges and triangles on the pyramids, and mysterious because of the dark/shadows surrounding the pyramids. e. The focus is on the tiny space between the two pyramids. The two pyramids' tops are almost touching but not, a very interesting design of architecture, leaving the audience wondering. f. I would say the background is not the end of the darkroom but the reflection of sky showing in the upside pyramid. The affect is almost like the sky is trapped in the glass pyramid, so the background is actually shown on one of the subject. g. This photo is about the two pyramids and the trapped sky. The trapped sky is the element that makes this photo special, and the pyramids are the only objects that are shown in the lights.