Activity 4

Symmetry 

David Gordon Whittaker   http://www.photographyblogger.net/symmetry/

In this photograph of a dock is a good example of symmetry because the picture is balanced on either side. 

Asymmetry

http://www.flickr.com/photos/randya38/2692128780/
The above photograph is a  perfect example of asymmetry because the subject is off centered causing the picture to be imbalanced. 

My Examples

Rule of Thirds because the subject, my dog, is in one of the power points.

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This picture is a goo example of asymmetric because the ducks in the picture are not balanced.

This photo is an example of Rule of Thirds because the flower is located in a power point.

The above picture is would be an example of fill the frame because the subject takes up the whole frame.

Activity 3

Rule of Thirds

Examples:

Ron Jordan http://piratenationphotography.com/blog/photography-tips/ 

http://cosmicexposure.com/sites/mediagallery/tutorials/photography-compositions/rule-of-thirds

The Rule of Thirds property in photography is when the main subject of the picture is located in one-third of the picture. The easiest way to picture rule of thirds is to imagine a tic-tac-toe box going through the picture, thus making it the ideal location for the main subject. 


Not Rule of Thirds
Examples:

http://www.wineonthekeyboard.com/2008/02/15/black-and-white-challenge/

The two above pictures do not follow the Rule of Thirds property. Neither of them have the main subject in a third of the picture.

Activity 2

‘To quote out of context is the essence of the photographer’s craft. His central problem is a simple one: what shall he include, what shall he reject? The line of decision between in and out is the picture’s edge. While the draughtsman starts with the middle of the sheet, the photographer starts with the frame. The photograph’s edge defines content. It isolates unexpected juxtapositions. By surrounding two facts, it creates a relationship. e edge of the photograph dissects familiar forms, and shows their unfamiliar fragment. It creates the shapes that surround objects. The photographer edits the meanings and the patterns of the world through an imaginary frame. This frame is the beginning of his picture’s geometry. It is to the photograph as the cushion is to the billiard table.’

       - John Szarkowski

John Szarkowski   The Steerage

1. When John Szarkoski said "out of context" he referred to misreading pictures. In some cases the picture won't tell the full story and it can be misleading. For example, this picture known as, The Steerage, was taken of a boat leaving America for Europe. However, most people thought this was a picture of the Titanic leaving for America.

Edgar Degas   Woman Combing Her Hair

2. Above is the photograph, Woman Combing Her Hair, towards the end of the century his pictures made a huge impact on the public. One might think that the naked risqué picture shocked the public, but in reality the public had seen many nude works of art. The thing that impacted the people was that the subject was calm and didn't have to pose.

Unit 2: Frame and Composition

Activity 1

Mike Panic  http://www.lightstalking.com/portrait-ideas

When photographer Mike Panic captured this image of a young woman, he filled the entire frame minimizing all distracting elements.

Timothy J. Walsh  http://twalshphotoblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/fill-frame-no-peoples.html

Photographer Timothy J. Walsh captured this fill the frame picture of an owl beautifully eliminating all other elements that could take away from the subject.