Elements of Art and Principles of Design

Elements of Arts

 Line

An element of art defined by a point moving in space. Line may be two-or three-dimensional, descriptive, implied, or abstract.

The lines that come from his hands can lead you to either, up his hand through his arm, and to his body, or the fact that as the lines go on, there is more color following them.

Shape

An element of art that is two-dimensional, flat, or limited to height and width. 

This picture is limited to the dimensions of height and width and appears that way as well.

Color

An element of art made up of three properties: hue, value, and intensity.

• Hue: name of color
  
• Value: hue’s lightness and darkness (a color’s value
  changes when white or black is added)
  
• Intensity: quality of brightness and purity (high
  intensity= color is strong and bright; low intensity= color is faint and dull)
  
  

 Most paintings use color, but I chose this one because of the vast variety of color that it contains, from reds to purples, all the way through the rainbow.

 

 Value (Tone)

The lightness or darkness of tones or colors. White is the lightest value; black is the darkest. The value halfway between these extremes is called middle gray. 

 

This painting shows a contrast of brightness, or value, from one end of the picture to the other, starting with dark to the left moving to bright from the right. 

Form

An element of art that is three-dimensional and encloses volume; includes height, width AND depth (as in a cube, a sphere, a pyramid, or a cylinder). Form may also be free flowing. 

The reasons would be obvious as of the description, but I like the use of the 3D in the sphere and the reflection of the sphere making this more believable.

Texture

An element of art that refers to the way things feel, or look as if they might feel if touched. 

I picked this picture based off of the perception that it gives of a boy being a giant in a waterfall when it's only like that from this perspective.

Space 

An element of art by which positive and negative areas are defined or a sense of depth achieved in a work of art. 

This painting gives a sense of depth by the way that it shows the different activities that the Greeks had done in their time and the positions that they're in adds to the overall effect.

Principles of Design

Balance

A way of combining elements to add a feeling of equilibrium or stability to a work of art. Major types are symmetrical and asymmetrical. 

This painting is stable because of the way the colors blend with each other to produce a beautiful flower.

Contrast/Emphasis

A way of combining elements to stress the differences between those elements. 

 This picture shows the black background, with a girl in front of it, and a a shiny earring on her. Emphasizing the point.

 Movement

A principle of design used to create the look and feeling of action and to guide the viewer’s eye throughout the work of art. 

 This picture shows the movement of "news" and others reactions. 

 Pattern

Pattern uses the art elements in planned or random repetitions to enhance surfaces of paintings or sculptures

 Repeating soup cans shows the planning of Andy Warhol and somewhat the time dedicated to Campbell's Soup.

Rhythm

A principle of design that indicates movement, created by the careful placement of repeated elements in a work of art to cause a visual tempo or beat. 

 This picture represents the movement of the wave as it continues towards it's destination.

Unity

Unity is the relationship among the elements of a visual that helps all the elements function together.

This picture uses all the aspects of art to create a well thought out painting that shows how all they can make a picture this balanced and connected.

Avoiding Mergers

This is a good example of avoiding mergers by the having no props too close to the subject, and not cutting anything important off the sides of the photo.

Framing

This is a good representation of framing because they frame the picture with the standing people, as well as all the pictures used to frame them.

Balance

I think this is a good example of balance because you can find triangles throughout the picture. Mainly in the rubble with the three boards standing up at different angles making three different triangles.

Lines

This is a really good example of lines, just look at the smoke as it leads you to look at the people outside the windows hanging on to the ledge of the building.

Rule of Thirds

I believe this picture shows a good example of Rule of Thirds because the cross is placed in the bottom right position in front of the smoke.

Simplicity

This flag represents simplicity because the subject is well defined and the background is plain in comparison to what it could be.

Black and White Photographers Part 2

Ansel Adams
Born on February 20, 1902 in San Francisco, California.
Died on April 22, 1984 in Monterey, California
He went to Private School and Harvard University
He's been a photographer for his life career and had much success.
His first portfolio created was Parmelian Prints of the High Sierras
These are a couple of my favorite photos by him.
"You don't take a photo, you make it." -Ansel Adams

Post Shoot Reflections

http://lewisja.blogspot.com/2013/09/happy-metal-red.html
First, let's do the improvement. It would be better if you didn't get a blurred shot, because you shoot from farther away.
Now, what you did good. I like the angle you used for the picture of the saw, and the lighting of you got with the picture of the teacher's classroom.

My Dream Monster Meal

My Dream Monster Meal is the Omega Baconwich 25, this burger has bacon instead of bread, 20 patties of fried beef, or fried chicken, and comes with special BBQ sauce and fried potato fries. On the side you have a choice of bacon pie and bacon fries, or bacon chocolate and bacon ice cream. For the drink you have a choice of soda, or bacon smoothie.

40 Greatest Photos Ever, 3 Favorites

 Aaron Thompson

The reason I picked this photo is because it reminded me of my father's funeral and how we got a flag and it was presented to my mom. The angle that the photo was taken at gives a great representation of the emotion felt by people at the funeral in one person's eyes. I think this photo made the top 40 (#36) because it shows that not everybody makes it back from war, and that life isn't always happy, but that we can make it through such hard times.
Nevin Zaki

I picked this photo because it shows that people can overcome differences and work together for something greater. The brightness and exposure of the photo shows amazing of the hands being held and a few rows of the Muslims. I think this photo made the top 40 (#10) because that unity is stronger than any force hoping to destroy it.
William Anders

I picked this photo because it's one of the first man taken photos from space. The angle shows no stars or any other source of light behind the Earth, but you can see the hemisphere and curve perfectly. I think this made the top 40 (#40) because it shows human triumph and the the stars are the limit.

Happy-Metal-Red

 GO CART=METAL! Seriously though, the go cart was made by the robotics team. I chose this angle because you can see the features of the cart with the car seat, the wheels and part of the engine.

The cup is red. And it says something. That you should keep in mind. This was taken inside of the robotics room.

The students are happy, but shy. A quote from one of them "I smiled..." The guys table looked and one of them posed, where as the table with the band kids shied away from the camera. The angles were the best I could manage to get them all.

Camera Parts

Aperture

• An opening, hole, or gap.

Shutter

• A device that opens and closes to expose the film in a camera.

Exposure

• The action of exposing a photographic film to light or other radiation

Depth of field

•  The distance between the nearest and the furthest objects that give an image judged to be in focus in a camera.

F-stop

•  A camera setting corresponding to a particular f-number

Focal length

•  The distance between the center of a lens or curved mirror and its focus

Camera History

 

1. Explain the “camera obscura” effect. How is it achieved?

•  The "dark room" effect, is when in a completely dark room and a tiny hole is created in one wall. The hole acts like a lens when light is focused through it and projects the outside scene upside down on the other wall.

2. What invention during the 17th Century helped man get a step closer to creating the modern camera?

•  High quality glass lenses.

3. What were the parts of the first modern camera invented by Niepce?

• A dark box, a lens, and film.

4.What do modern digital cameras have in common with Niepce’s camera?

• A lens, a dark box, and film.

5. What do digital cameras use to capture an image

•  A digital reusable film called CCD

6. What is the difference between the Auto Mode and the Program mode?

• Auto, camera controls flash, just point and shoot.
• Program, you control flash, just point and shoot.

7. What is the Portrait mode used for? How does it work?

• The camera will attempt to blur out the background and use the fastest lens available.

8. What is the Sports mode used for? (not just sports) How does it work?

•  To attempt to freeze motion, camera will use the highest shutter speed possible.

9. Why should you do a half press on the trigger button?

• In order to take more accurate pictures with better focus and faster response time.

10. What does this symbol mean?

 

When would you use this?

•  No flash and used when the natural lighting is more dramatic.

11.What does this symbol mean?

When would you use this?

• Auto flash, the camera will use flash if it thinks the situation calls for more light.

12. What happens to your photo if there is too much light?

• The photo will be washed out,

13. What happens to your photo if there is not enough light?

•  The photo will be too dark.

14. What is a “stop.”

• A relative change in the brightness of a photo.

15. How many stops brighter is the new planet if there are two sons instead of one?

• 1

16. How many stops brighter is the new planet if there are four sons instead of two?

•  2

17. What affect does a longer shutter speed of have?

• More light

18. What affect does a shorter shutter speed have?

• Less Light

19. What does the aperture control?

• How much light passes through

20. When adjusting the aperture, how can you increase the amount of light?

•  Larger Openings=Smaller F-Stop Numbers

 

 

 

 

Masters Of Black and White Photography

Roger Fenton

 Ansel Adams

Carleton Watkins

Two needed people, two have people.

Best and Worst First Photos

This is my best photo, I believe, because I caught Jordan looking interested in what she's doing. She's in the middle of laughing which adds this sense of humor and fun that I think is always needed in life in order to enjoy it.

This is my worst photo, I believe, because Jordan looks uninterested and bored which is something that I don't expect in life. It shows that classes in school are boring and that it's okay to zone out. This is just wrong since school should a good part in life that you don't regret.