Principles of Design in Photography

Examples of Design Principles in Photography

Capture 2 photos of each of the Principles of Design.

16 photographs total.

Texture - Take a Close-up pic to capture rough, smooth, cracked, bumpy, etc






Variety - Take a picture with an interesting/different mix of objects



Unity/Harmony - Take a picture with a group of similar objects or values 











Repetition - Rhythm








Proportion - Scale - Use differences in size to create a composition








Emphasis - Focal point - Use Shallow depth of Field





Movement - Use Freeze Action or Motion Blur






Balance - Symmetrical and Asymmetrical

Point of View and Leading Lines

Today we will talk about Point of View and Leading Lines.

When taking pictures, don't just shoot at Eye level. Change your perspective and Point of View!
Take a look at the examples at the site below.

http://digital-photography-school.com/perspective-photography-dont-just-stand-move-feet/

Bugs Eye View is essentially any image taken looking up from eye level, or lower.
Birds Eye view is looking down from eye level or higher.
Eye level is simply taking a picture from straight ahead.

Leading Lines
Leading Lines are natural lines in a scene that direct the viewer's eye to another point in the image. They may be curved, horizontal or vertical.

Capture 2 Images of each of the following perspectives and post them to your blog:

Birds eye Perspective

Bugs eye

Eye Level

Horizontal Leading Lines

Vertical Leading Lines

Diagonal Leading Lines
Curves

Combination of 2 of the various perspectives.

Make sure to label each picture.

Here is a good example from a previous class. 

9-20-2018 - I am out of class today - Complete the Scholastic Magazine Assignment

Please read and answer the questions.

Don't write on the handouts! 

Write down the questions and answers in a new blog post titled "Scholastic Magazine".

Rule of Thirds Exercise - Due Today

Today you will take pictures using the Rule of Thirds. 

You will need to post 6 examples of the Rule of Thirds to your blog. For each example write an explanation of how the rule of thirds was used in each picture.

Here is a good example of what your post should look like. 

Repeat this for 6 photos, plus one that BREAKS the Rule of Thirds.

Here is a great example of student work

Composing a photograph using the Rule of Thirds

Today you will take pictures using the Rule of Thirds. You will need to post 6 examples of the Rule of Thirds to your blog. For each example write an explanation of how the rule of thirds was used in each picture.

Here is a good example of what your post should look like. Repeat this for 6 photos, plus one that BREAKS the Rule of Thirds.

Here is a great example of student work

The rule of thirds is probably the most often referenced photography rule of composition.  It is all about subject placement within the frame.

Imagine that your picture space is divided into thirds both horizontally and vertically, like a tic tac toe grid.

The photography rule of thirds tells us to align our subject with one of the points where those lines cross. That means our subject is one third of the way “into” the picture space – from either the top or bottom, and from either the left or right. And that means it’s not in the middle.



Here is an example of the rule of thirds for a landscape photo. The Focal Point, or Emphasis is on the tree and the bottom two-thirds of the photograph are composed of the lake and the top third is sky.

Here are additional links explaining and demonstrating the Rule of thirds.
http://digital-photography-school.com/rule-of-thirds
http://learnprophotography.com/rule-of-thirds
http://www.ultimate-photo-tips.com/photography-rule-of-thirds.html

http://www.photographymad.com/pages/view/rule-of-thirds

Elements of Exposure Review - Technical Challenges

Lets go outside and take some technically challenging photos that use all of the Elements of Exposure.

Take 4 correctly exposed Photos:

1. Freezing Action with Shallow Depth of Field

2. Motion Blur with Shallow Depth of Field

3. Freezing Action with Deep Depth of Field

4. Motion Blur with Deep Depth of Field


Post your photos with the description and settings and answer the following....

Which picture was easiest to capture and why?

Which picture was the most difficult to capture and why?

Aperture-Depth of Field Exercise - Post to your Blog Today

Today you will experiment with capturing both shallow and deep Depth of Field.

Post your examples to your blog demonstrating both shallow and extended Depth of Field.

You should have 2 examples of both deep and shallow depth of Field.

 follow the format below for each picture:

This pic was shot at ISO 400, Shutter Speed 1/125, aperture f5.6. 
The DoF is very shallow:

This pic was shot at ISO 1600, Shutter Speed 1/60, Aperture f32. 
it has an extended Depth of Field.

Post Your Aperture/Depth of Field Practice - DUE TODAY

Post the 2 pics of the ruler that you took in class today

• One will show Shallow Depth of Field and the ISO, Shutter Speed and Aperture
• One will show Deep Depth of Field and the ISO, Shutter Speed and Aperture

 Shallow D.o.F

ISO 400

Shutter Speed 1/60

Aperture f3.5

 Deep D.o.F

ISO HI 1

Shutter Speed 1/60

Aperture f36

AP Images Critique

Today you will choose a photo from AP Images to critique. Follow the example below to do your critique.

1. Copy the Image (or use the Snipping tool) to upload the photo to your blog.

2. Add the link from the AP site to your blog.

3. Paste the description of the photo from the AP site to your blog.
Description: Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men pray ahead of the Jewish New Year at the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray in Jerusalem's old city, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013. Israelis happily welcomed the Jewish New Year late Wednesday despite uncertainty and turmoil brewing on both its northern and southern borders. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

4. Answer the following:

• Who was the photographer?
• What country and city was the photo taken in?
• What event was photographed?
• Describe the event that was photographed.
• Why is the event newsworthy? Why is it important to us?

5. Write a Critique. Use the Critique Guide in the link above.