Value Blog

So on my last few pictures I procrastinated taking, so the lovely snow (not!) is included. Made for some interesting pictures, I just hope my roses and trees don't die!

Color Pictures

Black and White Pictures



Shape Composition

Geometric Shape

 The windows as well as the rectangles formed by the balconies formed nice geometric shapes.

Biomorphic Shape

 I thought that the curve in the palm tree represented nice biomorphic shape.

Positive Shape

 The boat is the positive shape in this picture.

Negative Shape

The cruise ship is the positive space in this picture and the water and sky around the ship are the negative spaces.

Nonobjective Shape

The water trail from the catamaran boat represent nonobjective shape.



Line Composition Photographs

This past weekend I went on a trip to a friend's mountain house. If you look close you can see the wires used for the old clothes line. I liked the lines of the wires, the posts, as well as the trees and the horizon.

This is my boyfriends best friend Brian. He thought it would be fun to climb up this tree and I realized that it was a really good photo opportunity. I liked that he was the main focal point, but the evergreen in the background also pops out as a focal point. The lines of the tree branches as well as the trees in the background make for a very cool picture

This picture is taken at the college where my internship is at. I really liked the lines made by the columns, the depth that the picture contains looking down the archway, the lines in the ceiling, as well as the single line in the concrete on the ground. The lights also form a line if the two points were to be connected.

This is also on the college campus. While probably not the best photograph, I really liked the lines that the sun formed in this picture. That along with the siding, fence, tree branches, evergreens, and brick pathway made this picture full of many different types of lines.

While not symmetrical, this picture also had alot of lines that I really liked. The lines from the windows, the sidewalk, columns and tree branches all present variety of horizontal and vertical lines.

Line Composition Sketches

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Composition Collection

 Good Composition

I really liked this picture when I took it mainly because I love horses, but secondly because the picture turned out to be really cool. I thought that this picture was an example of good composition because it displayed many elements of the Principles of Design. First, this picture shows asymmetrical balance with the three horses being in different stances, but at the same time opposite of one another in a balanced manner. Next, the picture shows dominance because when you look at the picture the first thing that catches the eye is the horse staring back at you. Lastly, this picture shows repetition because of the relative height and color of the three horses.

I was not super happy with the quality of this picture because it was taken with my camera phone, but I still think it shows elements of good composition. Dominance is one of the main elements that this picture displays; the eye is drawn to my nephew walking along the road. Next, the picture shows movement in a way because of the position that his arms and legs are in, and you can picture where his next steps will take him. I also liked this picture because I feel that it is not "in jail." The trees, sky, road, and  asphalt make the eye look to all different areas of the page, and since my nephew is off centered the point of reference also moves.

Bad Composition

When taking this picture I really liked it, I thought the trees showed repetition, and that there was unity within the picture. When looking back at it, I still love the sky and the picture in general, but I feel that the way the trees blend together takes away from the repetition of the picture and provides no dominant point of reference.

I wanted to try and get a picture of my dog as he was following me around the farm during all my other pictures; needless to say he was not the best model. I thought this picture would turn out really cool because of the texture that the grass and his coat showed, but in reality this picture really had no elements of the principles of design and is definitely "in jail" with the focus of the picture directly in the middle. While this picture does show symmetrical balance, the fact that there are no other elements present made this picture one of bad composition.

Hello!

Welcome to my blog! Very excited for my last semester of college, hoping this class will help with my future in marketing. Hope everyone has a great semester.