September 16th: Elements of Design

Hello and Happy Friday! It is a beautiful day outside so we are going to spend another day outside taking photos :)

Last class you took some photos using the rule of thirds, you should all have some comments on your photos for me now if you e-mailed me the link to your blog. If you have not done that you will need to do that A.S.A.P.


1. Short Lesson on the Elements of Design that you can use to improve the composition and subject matter of your photos.

2. Use Google Search to find an example of a photo that depicts each of the elements we discussed in class. Make sure your images are high resolution only (larger than 1024 x 768):

colour (contrasting and analogous)
lines
shape (as in two dimensional such as a shadow, silhouette, etc.)
form (emphasis the 3 dimensional aspect of the subject matter)
pattern
symmetry
texture

-Upload these to your blog and label them the element that you think it represents

3. Go out and choose a minimum 4 of the elements to focus on and take QUALITY photos of these elements. It is recommended that you go OUTSIDE-indoor photographs are never as interesting. Remember-no classrooms, no resource room, no office/student services, no gym and no parking lots.

4. Upload a minimum of 4 photos to your blog, and explain what element you chose, what about the photograph represents that element, and if the photo turned out the way you envisioned.