Framing

Man-Made:

 This photo works because the latches on the crate move in opposite directions and make a frame so the focal point is the actual crate.

This photo works because the railing is to the side of the picture, blocking off part of the background, so the bench and trees are the focal point.


Natural:

 In this photo, the tree branches both move in a diagonal direction to frame the bench and bushes in the background. If they weren't there, the background would probably be a little distracting and the viewer wouldn't know where the focal point is.

The tree trunk blocks off what would have been in the the left side of the photo. This makes the person looking at the photo notice the extending tree branch that is diagonal.


Architectural:

 This is a photo of the ticket window at the theatre. It works because the semi-circle frames the photo and makes the viewer focus on the brown and blue counter.

The walls frame the door and stairs. The shadows created from the walls make the image look eerie and this is why the walls work as a frame.



Biggest Challenge: The biggest challenge was finding things that frame a subject. I found good things to take pictures of, but I didn't know how to frame them. I overcame this by taking pictures with different angles of the same thing, so one or more of them might have a frame in them. I also looked for shapes, because frames can appear in all kinds of different shapes.

Pattern

Man-Made

 This photo works because the wire on the fence makes a diamond-like pattern and all the shapes are the same size. I took the photo so the pattern looked like it was getting farther away, even if it wasn't. It is a successful picture because there are two patterns in the picture; the diamond shapes and the fact that the pattern looks like it is getting farther away little by little.

This photo works because the pattern was broken by the black part of the wall. I took the picture so the black part was off to the side, not in the middle, so it would look more like a broken pattern. This is also what made the photo successful, and the black draws attention to people looking at the picture.


Natural

 This photo works because all the leaves are pointing down, which makes a natural pattern. I took the photo so the leaves filled the frame, so the wall wouldn't be distracting and confusing. The photo was successful because the leaves filled the frame and were pointing down.

This is an interesting photo because this isn't a normal pattern you would see on just any leaf. I took the photo zoomed in really far because the pattern becomes bigger and more noticeable that way. The photo was successful because of the interesting and unique pattern.


Improve

This photo needs to be darkened because there is too much white in the image. It also looked a little blurry. The problem was I was pulling the camera away after I took the picture too early, so I should've left it up longer. I should have moved the camera around a little so the lighting would change and become a little darker. I could've used a levels adjustment too, in photoshop, if there was more time.


Well

I am good at taking pictures of line patterns. To me, they are the easiest patterns to find, so I have a lot of pictures with line patterns. I took the line pattern pictures so the horizon line was perpendicular to the vertical line patterns, and parallel to horizontal line patterns.

For the next project, my goal is to take a lot more pictures, because this time, I didn't take enough and I barely had any natural pattern photos. Also, I need to make sure the photos I'm taking aren't blurry because almost all of them were this time. To achieve this goal, I need to hold the camera still longer so the image comes out nicely. I also shoudn't go around looking for specific things. Instead I should just take pictures of what I find and notice. That way, I will have more pictures.

Angles

Above

Below

Straight On

This photo effectively uses lines. The railing leads up to the hat, which is the subject of the photo. I made sure to not put the hat in the center of the photo and I also took this picture straight on.


Composition

This photo is my strongest because of the lighting and sharpness of the image. It also uses lines and rule of thirds.

Improve

I need to improve on this image because it is a little blurry and I think I took the picture too far away. The trash can kind of competes with the hat. I also think I took the picture at a weird angle. To fix the image, I would take the picture straight on and get a lot closer, so the trash can isn't in the picture.


The most challenging part of the assignment was deciding what angle to take the pictures at. I didn't really have a solid object; it flopped around. Also, it looks the same from all sides. That's why I think my best pictures were taken up close. To overcome the challenge, I took a lot of close up images and tried moving to the other side to take a picture at the same place. That way, the photo would look a lot different.



Lines

Diagonal

This photo was my strongest because the line was clear and it led to the gym in the background. It is in focus, too, which makes it even stronger. This is also an example of an architectual line and I took the picture at an angle so the railing was on the left and led up to the tree and gym.

This is an example of an environmental line. The leaf blades are leaning to the left, creating a diagonal line.

Horizontal

Vertical

The most challenging part of the assignment was to get 30 pictures of lines in an hour. It was hard to find lines around campus so I felt like I had to rush around and take a picture of everything. To overcome the challenge, I took pictures of the same things at different angles to see if the picture would look better.

To improve my experience in the class, I don't want to talk as much and share my photos with the class. Also, it would be nice to have a little more time to take pictures for an assignment.

One thing I can do to improve my experience in the class is to not think about finding a certain thing to take a picture of, and just take pictures of what shows up to me.