Project 29; Applying elements of design.

Pattern;

Rhythms;

Implied triangles;

Shapes;

Regular.

Irregular.

Curves;

Diagonals;

Also in this second example there is a prominent vertical line from the shadow on the left of the frame.

A combination of horizontal and vertical lines;

Several points in a deliberate shape;

The openings in the shutters form a straight line, the shutters themselves form a rectangle.

The three things form a triangle.

two points.

A single point dominating the composition. I am not sure whether these two examples meet the standard however, I think that the diagonal lines are stronger than either of the points.

project 28; Rhythms and pattern.

Rhythms;

I love this aspect of design. I can totally understand and identify with the idea of an optical beat. It seems to me that this is used a lot in street photography.

In this example above I find that my eye follows the arches from left to right. I think that the lamp post at the end acts something like a full stop at the end of a sentence.

Here is a photo I took in Paris. My eye was attracted to the pointy structures on the right of the frame. When I saw the arrow and the line on the ground it drew me to this shot. Taken on a small sony cybershot, it proves I think that the best camera is the one you have with you. I think this photograph has a very real optical beat to it. Perhaps an irregular one, the first phase of the beat is set up by the arrow which sends the eye into the picture where it meets the building at the end and follows the pointy building out of the frame pausing to look at the person along the way. There is I think real movement in both of these photos.

Patterns.

Here there is definitely not the same sense of movement.

Project 27; Real and Implied circles

Real and implied circles.

Well, circles are noticeable by their absence, its not until you begin to look around for them that you realise that there are few real circles about. Here are some of the examples of circles that I found.

Implied circles;

So far I have come across few if any circles. This is the closest example that I have found.

I do think it is interesting that the course notes mention that a circle imposes structure on an image, more than say a rectangle or a triangle. I wonder if that is why with the last two photos I find the pictures hard to resolve? When I originally took them I was thinking of the circle framing the main subject. However when I look at them now I find that the circle has itself almost become the subject and my eye finds it hard to travel past the circle. Perhaps if I had constructed the image with the circle not being so prominent it would be easier.