The prompt for this week’s photo blog was to “learn why negative space is so effective in photography.” A resource was provided to us along with the prompt, and I gathered from it that negative space can be used to separate a subject from its surroundings and emphasize certain elements of a photo. Using negative
The prompt for this week’s blog was, “Use center framing composition to isolate your subject and imply loneliness.” In the photo I took, there is a yellow Ginko tree losing it’s leaves, surrounded for the most part by evergreen pines. I used center framing composition (a technique involving framing your subject in the center of
For this prompt, I learned about different types of balance in photographs. These include symmetrical, Asymmetrical, color, tonal, and conceptual balance. I ended up choosing a photograph that uses symmetrical balance because it is the easiest type to identify, and I would like more practice with this concept before attempting more challenging types of balance.
The concept for this blog post was, “Use leading lines to show the concept of infinity, NOT to guide the viewer’s eye or show depth.) I considered many ideas for this post, even consulting the internet for inspiration. A lot of people had taken photos of seemingly endless traintracks or mirrors, but I wanted to
My class was given the task of using symmetry in a landscape to create a new viewpoint. For this prompt, I took a photo that aims to show the disparities between the manmade world and the natural one. In this photo, a figure stands in a manmade clearing, separated from trees by a metal swing
For this assignment, my class was tasked with creating a photo that utilized the Rule of Thirds in a way that implies motion. In this photo, the right-hand vertical third is filled by flowers facing the center. The flowers appear to be stretching towards, almost reaching for the left side of the image. Although flowers