Activity 4

Activity four:

Collect one image where the photographer has placed the main subject off center and retained a sense of balance and one image where the photographer has placed the main subject off center and created a sense of imbalance. Discuss the possible intentions of the photographer in creating each image.
Create four images, placing the focal point and/or visual weight in different areas of the frame. Discuss whether each image is balanced.







Humbirdhum

The intention of this photo is that the photographer took a picture of the hills, then put a mailbox to add some volume to the picture. If the picture just had the hill, it would look dull. Instead they put some object so it wouldn't be. Concluding that this photo has a sense of balance.





Julie Waterhouse

This photo has a sense of imbalance because the only thing the viewer is looking at the tree and the fence post. When really there's actually a lot more to look at, but can't. This is due to the snow. It still has a sense of rule of thirds by the tree and fence post.

Activity 3

Moondigger

Picture of tree in water: This is rule of thirds because the end of the water is on the bottom horizontal line. Also the tree is on the right of the vertical line. Thus meaning this picture is rule of thirds. It also has a rule of third grid to see. 

This is rule of thirds because the tree is on the horizontal line and the Statue of Liberty is on the right side of the vertical line. It also has 

Activity 2
Q. What does John Szarkowski mean when he says that photographers are quoting ‘out of context’ when they make photographic pictures?

Q. The frame often ‘dissects familiar forms’. At the end of the last century photography was having a major impact on Art. Impressionist artists such as Degas were influenced by what they saw. Look at these examples of Degas work, which clearly shows the influence of Photography, and explain why the public might have been shocked to see such paintings.

Question 1
John Szarkowski was trying to explain what can you leave out or put in the picture. Also what will you make the picture mean inside the frame.

Question 2

The public was shocked to see these painting because these were not the average pictures people took. One painting to say is the one with the woman naked. The people were use to seeing people in clothes, but to see them without was shocking.

Alexa Meade

Activity 1

Look through assorted photographic websites and observe how many photographers have moved in very close to their subjects. By employing this technique the photographer is said to ‘fill the frame’ and make their photographs more dramatic. Find two examples of how photographers seek simple backgrounds to remove unwanted detail and to help keep the emphasis or ‘focal point’ on the subject. Attach two images you find to your reply to this discussion.

Image by ViaMoi

This image removes the other leaves in the background. The focal point in the one leaf with water on it. The photographer was trying to set a calming mood to the audience. This is mood is done by giving red and green colors and with some water drops. The photographer went up really close and blurred the background.

This photographer seemed simple background by blurring out the fabric and making the nail really sharp. Thats also how he removed unwanted details (the fabric). As you can see the focal point of this picture is the nail and the red lint. He also emphasis by only making the nail nailing red lint.

Image by Diego Savilla