Part 2 - Exercise 8

Project - Rhythms and pattern

Exercise - Rhythms and patterns

Rhythms

The vertical lines of the trees in this forest seemed like a great example of rhythm.

The below shot is my preferred one. The contrast emphasises the rhythm, which is extended in the shadows at the bottom, but also balanced by the colourful pattern at the top.

Patterns

I tried to keep the balance in this shot.

The perspective in this shot adds depth which interferes with the sense of pattern.

There's too much space in the first leaf shot, so I needed to close in on the leaves.

In the next 2 shots the leaves were actually deliberately positioned.

Part 2 - Exercise 7

Project - Shapes

Exercise - Real and implied triangles

Find a subject which is itself triangular

Make a triangle by perspective, converging toward the top of the frame

Make an inverted triangle, also by perspective, converging towards the bottom of the frame

Make a still life arrangement of 5 or 6 objects to produce a triangle with the apex at the top

Make a still life arrangement as above, but so that the triangle is inverted, with the apex at the bottom

Arrange three people in a group picture in such a way that either their faces or the lines of their bodies makes a triangle

Other

Here's a couple of other triangles I spotted along the way.

Chicken & Pig

Re image capture I thought about how the digitisation of photography and the ubiquitous and constant nature of image capture reminded me of the story of the chicken and the pig (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chicken_and_the_Pig). The originators of  photography were definitely pigs, those of us operating in the digital age are more often than not, just chickens.....

Tina Hillier

I've been deliberately looking for photographs that have strong design elements which are inline with the teaching of the current part of the course. Following advice from my tutor I've also been doing this by looking at artists on  Conscientious (http://jmcolberg.com/weblog/).

Anyway, I came across Tina Hillier (www.tinahillier.com), and found some really strong, varied and interesting design elements (I'm also going to remember her for the next part which is colour, as she makes some wonderful use of colour in her shots as well).

The use of a strong circular element is really clear here. There is an obvious reference to the sun - which I guess is the most significant circle for us all.

The circles in the curtain pattern are also refelcted in the mans glasses and actually his head and hair. There are also strong rectangles and triangles in his bent arm and leg. Lots "i candy [sic]".

A really strong rectangle here. The chandelier is also a bold circle. And a point - which is central to the frame, but off centre with the dominant rectangle.

The next 2 shots provide very interesting patterns.

The curves are obvious here and nicely stopped in their tracks by the strong vertical and point (without which the shot would potentially lack interest).

Horizontal slab, cut into by rectangles with the vertical trees shooting out form the top.

Diagonals, triangles, horizontals, verticals, rhythms and even an eyeline. Lovely.

Obvious strong horizontal, but also a point with a triangle in it.

I absolutely love this shot. But the multiple points are the reason I include it here.