Simplicity

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 painting because the status are shaped in lines.

I chose this photo because the walk way represents the lines and also the rails along the side.

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.

I chose this painting because the Campbell's soup show the sizes and the shapes they are in which is a cylinder and each of them are in a rectangle shape frame.

I chose this photo because the rails on the benches represent the shapes which are circles.

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.

I chose this painting because it has a lot of different colors.

I chose this photo because its a natural color effect, and the colors are bright.

Value(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 chose this painting because the man is in black and white and the flowers that he has in his right hand that seems like his about to throw are in colored.

I chose this photo because it captures the person running and its not blurry. I also like that the dust is blowing as the person is running.

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

I chose this painting because ball that the hand is holding makes this painting look like 3 demential and in the ball is the reflection of the things around.

I chose this photo because of the way the glass cups are arranged and you can see the class cup getting smaller and smaller.

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.

I chose this painting because of the way the ground is breaking apart making the painting look so realistic. 

I chose this photo because of the specific shapes of the flower and what's around it, making the flower pop out.

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. 

I chose this painting because of all the people doing different things some are talking, many are hugging, and the spaces between everybody is all different.

I chose this photo because I thought it was pretty cool how the straws look like and shows the spacing between them especially because its bright different colors.

Principles of Design

Balance- 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.

I chose this painting because even though the figure on the right looks like a human head its shaped like             the tree on the far left, and the hair on the head match the branches and leaves on the tree.

I chose this photo because even though its all rocks they levels look uneven which makes the balance of the figure being uneven pop out pretty well.

Contrast-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.

I chose this painting because the man is in black and white and the flowers that look like his about to throw are colored which makes the flowers pop out even more.

I chose this photo because all the fishes are gray going the same direction except the orange fish going to opposite direction, making itself unique.

Emphasis- 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. 

I chose this painting because the artist's focus is center to the bull in the center and then goes off looking at the other animals around it.

I chose this photo because the first thing someone will notice first is the big bright red door then go and looking at the rest of the photo.

Movement- 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.

I chose this painting because the focus is towards the man and the moves to what he is doing with the two lines.

I chose this photo because the image captures the figure in a position a person wouldn't normally be in.

Pattern-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 chose this painting because of shapes that are on the mans and lady's clothing. The man's clothing has a bunch of rectangles and the lady's has a bunch of circles.

I chose this photo because of the building shapes it creates and the pattern is all going down the same way.

Rhythm-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.

I chose this painting because of the ripples on the lake and how peaceful it looks.

I chose this photo because of the rhythm of the flow of the water.

Unity- 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.

I chose this painting because of how simple but beautiful this painting is.

I chose this picture because of the position they captured this photo and the way the boats are formed

40 Greatest Photos

I picked this photo because of how the Scott Jones reacted by his girlfriend Alex Thomas getting hit and knocked to the ground by the police officer's riot shield. What caught my attention about this photo is that they way they captured it. That the couple is laying on the ground kissing and still captured the police officer in the photo that hit Alex.

I picked the photo because of the sad moment they caught John F. Kennedy's son salute to his dad coffin following the honor guard. I like how the little boy pops put because his the only kid there and in a different color than black like everybody else. I think this picture made the top 40 because again of the sad moment they captured.

I picked this photo because of the story background you start thinking when you see this photo. I like how the photographer caught the moment of the kid crying as the solider hands him the United States flag. I think this photo made the top 40 because of what is going on.

Great Black and White Photographers Part 2

Max Waldman
He was born 1919 in Brooklyn New York and died March 1, 1981
Max was part of Civil Conversation Corps where he first started photography.
He went to Buffalo State Teacher's College and the Albright Art School. He also attended the Art Students League where he studied sculpting.
One of Max's famous photo is the one above of Natalie Makarova.

National Geographic Warm-up

I like this photo because it captures the cheetah moving and nothing in the photo is blurry. I also like that the photo is sort of dark but you can still tell what type of animal it is. 

A photo I would capture is something that has to deal with dancing because at the moment most of my time and dedication is towards my dancing.

Post Shoot Reflection

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Two things I like about Juan's red metal and happy photos is that, I like the close up on the metal photo and the kid's reaction on the happy photo. One thing that he can improve on is getting a better focus on the happy photo, not making it look blurry.

Red Metal Happy

Camera Parts

Aperture- An opening, as a hole, slit, crack, or gap.

Shutter- A shield in a camera that, when tripped, admits light to expose the film.

Exposure- The act of exposing

Depth of field- The range of distance along the camera lens, through which an object will produce a relatively distinct image.

F-stop- The setting of an adjustable lens, aperture, as indicated by an f number.

Focal Length- The distance from a focal point of a lens to the corresponding principal plane.


Front
Flash Button: the flash
Shutter Button: a shield in the camera, when triggered, admits light to expose the film.
Grip: meets with the director of photography to determine what additional will be needed
Lens Mount: an interface between a photographic camera body and a lens
Main Dial: changes focus point, make exposure compensation adjustment, change ISO, and many other  functions

Back
Aperture Button: an opening such as a slit or gap.
Live view Shooting Button: seeing what the camera lens is seeing.
Menu Button: the basic settings of the camera as in, the time and date, language and many other things.
Setting Button: sets up things like color and brightness
Display Button: sets up things from the menu

Camera History

The Camera
1. The "Camera Obscura" effect is achieved by lens focusing and projecting light onto the wall of the dark chamber.
2. In the 17th century the modern camera came one step closer when Isaac Newton and Christian Huygens perfected the understanding of optics and the process of making high quality glass lenses.
3. The parts of the first modern camera invented by Niepce were a glass lens, a dark box, and film.
4. Modern digital camera and Niepce's camera in common because the are both still made out of a glass lens, a dark box, and film.
5. Digital cameras capture the images with an electronic sensor called CCD. Photographs are stored on reusable computer memory devices.
Camera Modes
6. The difference between Auto mode and Program mode is that, Auto mode will completely control flash and exposure. Program mode can usually control flash and few other camera settings.
7. Portrait mode is used for to attempt to blur out the background, the camera will try to use the fastest available lens setting (aperture).
8. The Sports mode is used to freeze motion, camera will use the highest shutter speed possible.
The Half Press
9. A half-press will tell the camera you're almost ready to take a shot and be prepared, trigging the focus look and getting a faster full-press respond.
Controlling Flash
10. The symbol means no flash. (Disable Flash)
11. The symbol Auto-Flash means that when you capture a photo, the camera automatically adjust its self of the amount of light that is needed.
Introduction to Exposure
12. If there is too much light, the picture will come out washed out.
13. If there isn't enough light the picture can come out to dark.
The Universal Stop
14. The term "stop", represents a relative change in the brightness of light.
15. The stops brighter is 1 to the new planet if there is two suns.
16. The stops brighter is 2 to the new planet if there are four suns.
Shutter and Aperture
17. The longer shutter speed (like 1 second) give much more light to the film than 1/1000 of a second exposure.
18.  The effect of the shorter speed is less light.
19. The aperture controls light reaching the film.
20. To increase the amount of light for aperture, it does so by closing up to restrict light , and opening up to let it through.

Masters of Black and White Photography

 Robert Dosineau

 Emmet Gowin

Max Waldman

First Photos: Best and Worst!

The reason why I think the first photo is my best, was because I like the fact that I captured both of them smiling and looking at the audience. The reason why I think that the bottom picture is my worst is because, I feel like I got Kienna (left side) looking sad when the assignment had nothing to do with anything that would make her look that way. And Sergio (right side) looks kind of blurry to me.