Principles of Design

I took this picture of my mother's necklace. It was taken at night. The picture was taken in my bedroom. I took this picture to show emphasis. I took this photo by placing the necklace on a shirt of mine. I then used the portrait setting and tried to focus my camera so that I could get extremely close without making the image appear too artificial. I chose an orange shirt because I felt that this color would make the necklace appear even prettier with the help of a color that complements it. Color can be seen in this photo because of the gold and white on the necklace and the orange shirt on wich the necklace is placed. Emphasis is also noticeablebecause of the close proximity of the necklace along with the blurred background that seems to help drift the attention to the necklace.

My Choice! XD

This picture was taken of the golden gate bridge. I took this picture at sunset. I took this picture because this is my favorite bridge! I used the landscape setting on my camera so that I could make it come out as clear as possible. Space is illustrated in this image because the bridge is in focus therefore it is positive space, while the background is blurred so it is negative space. Emphasis is also shown because the bridge is in focus, while the hills are blurred, so the attention is focused on the bridge.

Altered Image

I took this photo as my mother was driving me home from school. In it, I included a car along with the sky. I took this picture a little bit before sunset. This photo was taken in Burlingame. I took this photo because the sky looked really pretty, and as I was about to take it, a car drove by and I decided that I wanted it in the shot. This picture was taken using the sport setting because I wanted to capture the car in this exact spot. Space can be seen because the car is positive space and the sky is negative space. Asymmetry is also shown because I did not want the car to be in the center, and steal the whole scene, rather I wanted it on a third line so that I would be able to get the right balance of a car and the sky. I altered this image by setting the car in photoshop, then I inversed it so that the sky was selected. I used the blur tool to blur out the sky so that the car was emphasized.

Elizabeth Murray

This is a picture of a flower located on the side of my house. I took this picture as my representation of an image taken by the landscape photographer, Elizabeth Murray. I took this image at sunrise. I took the photo by using a portrait setting on my camera so that I would not only be able to get close to the flower, but also not lose any focus or detail. Color can be seen because of the bright pink flower with green leaves all leaning against my pale yellow house. Asymmetry is shown because of the fact that I did not center my flower; instead I purposely made it fall on a third line.

Actor Head Shot

Brenda Martinez is the girl in this photo. This is her joy head shot. I took this photo during advisory. The image was taken in the art studio. We were supposed to take headshots of someone from the play , while they posed showing various emotions. I used reflects in this image to bring in light to really bring up the mood. In order to try and even out the light, I used the dodge tool on photoshop. Value can be seen in this photo, because her hair is very dark, while the rest of the image is light. This image shows unity by the way her hands are waving in the air. This hand movement contributes to the joyous mood. Without her arms positioned there, the picture you not be as happy.

Self Portrait

I took another self portrait of myself in this photo. This was taken after school. I took it on the green. I took another self portrait because Ms. Noccetti gave me bubbles so I wanted to retake my self portrait to show that I have a bubbly personality. I took this photo by placing it on backpacks with two textbooks steadying it. I used flash because I wanted to freeze the image. The bubbles create shape and form because they are round. The bubbles also show texture because they appear watery. Since bubbles are included in the image, movement is shown because they continuously elevate until they pop. I emphasize the lower half of my face by cropping out the rest of my face. Unity is shown because the shapes of my lips show that I was blowing that bubble, which connects the two of us!

Self Portrait

The girl in this image is me; therefore it is a self portrait! I took this picture on the green after school. Taking self portraits was an assignment because it is important to learn how to take one correctly rather than using your arm and taking it because that deforms your image. I took this image by stacking up backpacks, then placing two textbooks on either side of my camera so as to elevate it and hold it steady. I set the camera to self timer. I then chose the most clear and focused shot. This picture illustrates value because I am wearing quite dark clothing, while the background is very bright. Emphasis is shown because I included the background, but made myself appear larger so that the eye would automatically focus on me.

Environmental Portrait (HALLOWEEN)

McKenna Stack is the girl in this image. She was dressed as a mime for Halloween. This photo was taken during advisory. I took it in Dr. Bradley's room (104R). We were assigned to take portraits of people in their costumes and having them pose to play the part. Since mimes are supposed to be quiet, I asked her to place one finger on her lips so that it would appear as though she were shhhing someone. She placed her other arm on her waste so that it would not dangle aimlessly by her waist. I used the portrait setting on my camera so that I would be able to get as much detail in this photo as possible. Line is used due to her striped shirt. Shape and form is also used because of the various object in the image such as: chairs, a skeleton, a picture, and dangling strings. Another shape would be McKenna! Value can be seen by the contrasting colors on her shirt (black and white stripes). The principle used is variety because there are various objects in this photo aside from McKenna.

Candid Portrait

The girl shown in this photo is Courtney Reboltz. This IS a candid photo of her. She was looking at a door on the first floor of the wing. I took this photo a little before eight in the morning. Our assignment was to go around capturing the women of mercy in their natural atmosphere. I took this photo by hiding in a classroom and then popping out when they least expect it. I did not use flash because I knew that if the girls saw it, they would automatically smile or cover their face. By hiding I was able to capture the real spirit of the girls of mercy before school! This photo shows line by the way that the lockers are facing down (vertical) as well as Courtney who is also standing vertically. Asymmetry is also used because Courtney is not in the center, but off to the side on a third line.

Scanner Art

Our assignment for this image was to scan multiple images onto the computer, then crop each of them and place it together forming one image. In this photo, I used a flute, two belts, a hat, and a poster. This picture was scanned in the morning. I used the scanner in the multi media lab. We wanted to create scanner art in order to imitate work done by Sonia Landy Smith. This image shows line, which is created by the flute and the belts. The flute has vertical lines within each section. The belts create a border, which therefore shows both vertical lines and horizontal lines. Unity can also be seen by the way each individual component comes together in order to create one complete image. The belts create the border. The spots from the hat bring in color. The flute provides the image with a center point. The poster brings everything together as a whole. Texture can be seen by the way the belts have weaving. Each layer overlaps one another.

Shutter Photo

This photo was taken of a bush with flowers in order to test the shutter speeds. I took this photo in my backyard. I went out in broad daylight, but I used the night portrait. Since I do not have an SLR camera, I had to switch the dial to night portrait in order to get the same effect as a digital SLR. My goal was to see how a photo would look like if I used a different shutter speed. This picture shows color by the green leaves and the white flowers. Variety can also be seen because it appears chaotic. Rather than having a few flowers and a few leaves, the scene is covered with leaves while only showing a few flowers. This throws off the balance and provides variety. The night portrait creates a longer exposure so any movement that I made would have been picked up. This explains why the picture is blurry. The image is brighter because the shutter is open for a longer amount of time which lets more light in the photo, making it appear brighter.

Ansel Adams Nature Photography

The last landscape photo I took ended up being my favorite. I took this picture during the sunset at manor beach. I saw this bird on the stand and I decided to take a picture of it. My goal was to try and make it look like a photo you get in a new picture frame. I took this picture without flash because I did not want to scare the bird off. This shows space because the area where the bird is is positive space since it is in focus, while the hills in the distant background is negative space since it is blurry. This also shows emphasis by the way that the bird and the area where it is located is clear, while the area behind it is blurred.

Ansel Adams Nature Photography

This is also a landscape photo. I also took this at manor beach. I went close to the water and tried to get a shot of the water hitting the rocks. I took this right before sunset. I did this because as I was taking pictures on the hill, I noticed how pretty the water looked as it touched the rocks. This image shows value by the way that the rocks are extremely dark and the ocean is fairly light. Unity can also be seen in this image. The water is unifying with the rocks by hitting it. The image would be dull and boring had it only been the rocks or the ocean, so by placing them together the image appears complete.

Ansel Adams Nature Photography

One of our next larger projects was the landscape photos. This area is located at a beach in Pacifica. I took this picture right before sunset. I wanted to go to this beach because most people don't go to this one. They usually go to Rockaway beach because it's prettier. My idea was to come Manor beach and take a picture that shows off its beauty. I went down to the beach and decided to pick an angle to take a picture from. I went back to the top and went to the a side and took pictures. This image shows contrast because the dark areas are very dark, while the light areas are white. This may be seen by the ocean. Its overall body is quite dark, while the edges are white. Unity can also be seen by the way the hill and the ocean complement one another. They make the scene complete, and without one of them this sense of completeness would not be satisfied. In photoshop I burned the sky roughly so that the sky would appear to have more clouds. I also burned the grass and body of water in order to bring down the mood. Symmetry can be seen by the way that the hills seem to come out. This also creates lines within the hill because they come after one another and are faced vertically.

Principle of Design

Our assignment was to take a photo illustrating principles of design. I went to Berkeley to visit my sister, and we saw "Animal Liberation" carved into the ground. We went back to her apartment and grabbed her shoes that had dogs on them. I told her to place her feet not in the center, but on a third line. Therefore this picture shows asymmetrical balance. Her feet are placed off to the side, not the center. This picture was taken during the afternoon, under a large tree! Color is also shown because of the brown dirt and leaves, gray cement, and red / black shoes.

Elements of Design

This is another element of design photo. I also took this picture of a flower because, well I love flowers! This was taken inside of my house. I took it at night using again my portrait setting to focus on the details of the rose. This shows color because the rose is of a bright hot pink with a slight brown tint. It shows space because I captured both my table and my rose. The rose is positive space, while the table is negative space. There is also asymmetry because again I did not center the flower; instead I purposely placed it on a third line. Another type of symmetry would be radial symmetry. Each petal of the flowers rotates around one petal making that the center point.

Elements of Design

Our second assignment was taking photos focusing on the elements of design. This image that I have taken is of three flowers. I took this picture at Gellert Park. I used the portrait setting on my camera so that it would enable me to get close to the flowers without my final product coming out blurry. Color can be seen in this photo because the flowers are bright pink which makes the mood euphoric. Texture can also be seen by this photo because of the water droplets on the flowers. I took this picture right before sunset, but ironically I just happen to come across these flowers. This also shows asymmetry because the largest flower is not centered, but on a third line. It also shows emphasis because there is one flower that is larger than the other two which therefore makes the eye automatically focus on this flower rather than the other two. Another way the emphasis is given is by the depth of field. The other two flowers have a stronger depth of field which makes them appear blurry. This blurriness creates negative space, while the flower in focus creates positive space.

Sunprint

This is my first EVER assignment for photography....my sunprint. The objects shown on the sunprint is a pair of sunglasses. I took the pair of sun glasses and placed it on the special paper. I laid it out in the sun so that its shadow would be replicated onto the paper. It was then placed in water for a few minutes. Then I laid it out to dry. I scanned the image onto the computer. The object was not too dominant, so I went onto photoshop and took a similar blue and went over the shadow with a paint brush. This image shows unity because each individual section comes together to form a pair of sun glasses. It also shows texture because you can see the grains within the image itself. The composition of the image is the the placement of the sunglasses. Rather than just making the sunglasses face downward, I sat it up straightforward so that the shadow would become larger than the image itself. Line is used by the way that the two lenses come up and face the nose bridge.