THREE LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHERS?
The Rule of Thirds
The Rule of Thirds is a composition technique where the person will divide the frame into 9 boxes using 2 vertical lines and 2 horizontal lines. These lines cross over to create Intersecting points that can help the user aline subjects in the image to create a nice spaced out picture which is more appealing to the eye. The vertical and horizontal line can also be used to break up different parts of a photo to establish a more deeper view of the photo. Here are some photos using the Rule of Thirds technique.
This is my best photo incorporating The Rule of Thirds.
WHERE ARE YOUR IMAGES?
Frames
In this task we were required to use a frame template to create a border around photos to create a more in-depth photo. We also found some more environmental frames using windows, doors, trees and more which helped create the same effect but added a more naturalistic feel to the photos. This theme linked to the rule of thirds cause it also helped with dividing up an image so that the viewer can focus directly on a smaller image. These are some photos I took around the school using a frame template or natural frame.
These are my favourite photos i took incorporating Frames. I Liked these the most because
WWW. I took very good Natural framed pictures
EBI. When incorporating handheld frames, make sure I keep them at a straight angle so the frame isn't wonky and the picture is doesn't
- Include a slideshow of all the images you took.
- Annotate: www and ebi. (use the sentence starters at the bottom of this page)
- Did you prefer the images where you found frames in the environment or where you used the card frame.
- Connect this task to Gordon Matta Clarke. Read this:
Matta-Clark received formal training as an architect at Cornell University, where he studied with Colin Rowe, a preeminent theorist of architectural modernism. Yet Matta-Clark did not practice architecture, which he considered a pretentious enterprise; instead he devised "anarchitecture," an alternative use of buildings entailing a rejection of what he called "the functionalist aspect of past-due Machine Age moralists." In Splitting and Circus—The Caribbean Orange, he literally dissected buildings, cutting and carving them into gravity-defying structures. The films and photocollages he made of these pieces dovetail with the experimental, disorienting quality of his architectural cuts, which constitute a denunciation not just of the functions of architecture but of the American dream of progress.
Use this information and more independent research to discuss Matta Clarke’s work using some / all of the sentence starters at the bottom of your page for ‘Environment’. Illustrate with examples of his work like the one on the right.
Formal Elements
The formal elements are techniques used by artists and photographers to depict the composition within a photo. These techniques include; Line, Tone, Pattern, Texture, Shape and Colour. At least one of these techniques can be seen within an image and help structure a more predominant image.
- Introduce the intentions of the task. This is what it says on the website: In these tasks, you are going to practice taking photos by focusing on some of the formal elements, a term used by artists/art critics traditionally within the fine arts, to refer to the elements within a composition and generally include the following: line, tone, pattern, texture etc.
- Include a slideshow of all the images you took.
- Edit images as you wish.
- Give a definition for each formal element and accompany this definition with your best examples. Use the sheet given to you in the lesson (attached to the homework in Google Classrooms) or check this link: http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators/how-to/from-theory-to-practice/formal-visual-analysis.aspx
- Annotate: www and ebi. Which formal elements were easier to find? How did you apply your knowledge of composition, depth of field etc.
Abstract Close ups
Close up Abstraction
- Continue to respond to the formal elements however, this time only close up photographs so that we cannot recognise the subject. Include the work of Colin Winterbottom when you present this task on your weebly.
- Introduce the intentions of the class task. This is what it says on the website: Create images that present small details that would normally be overlooked but in actual fact can hold enormous artistic inspiration.
- Include a slideshow of all the images you took.
- Edit images as you wish.
- Annotate: www and ebi. Did you prefer the images where you found frames in the environment or where you used the card frame.
- Present your best three EDITED images.
- Continue the shoot begun in class, taking between 25-50 additional photos of images that are close-up and abstract, with inspiration from Colin Winterbottom. Subject areas can include but are not limited to: Fragmented, Fragile, Splintered fragments, Mould, Paint, Plastic, Moss, Cracked, Focus, Reflection, Rusted
- Zoom into your subject from a straight angle, filling the entire frame with the subject so no background is showing and make sure your image is fully focused.
- You can use the camera on your phone or your DSLR - see setting instructions below:
- Set the ISO to an appropriate speed - 100 for very bright outdoor light, 200 for sunny outdoor use, 400 for grey days or ordinary indoor use.
- Use as high an aperture (f-stop number) as you can, ensuring your light metre is balanced. [Remember, your shutter speed will also need to be at at least 1/60 second so you don't get camera shake
- Include a slideshow of all the images you took
- Edit images as you wish.
Rough
Marked
Litter
Colin Winterbottom
Colin Winterbottom is a photographer who grew up in Washington. He studied economics, arts, philosophy and social policy. He takes most of his photos of scaffolding, close up abstractions and structures. He focuses on smaller harder to see patterns close up, that are hard to see with the naked eye. I like his work because he puts a better perspective of things and objects that would typically be seen as quite boring. Here are some of his photos which are a lot like our close up abstractions.
Chosen Theme: Rough
COPY AND PASTE SENTENCE STARTERS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF YOUR WRITING. DO NOT DELETE AND LEAVE THIS TEXT BOX AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR PAGE.
Annotation
Introducing a task:
Subject matter
ebi:
Subject matter
What’s next
Analysis
What do you think the photographer’s intentions are? There may be more than one. ‘PEC’ each intention.
P (Photographer’s name) creates (what type of images? Fantastical, surreal, objective)
E He / she does this by… (describe something in the image)
C He/she wanted us to consider ….
What wider issues is the photographer addressing?
P (Photographer’s name) is considering (is the photographer talking about a bigger issue in photography, society, politics?)
E This is shown by … (describe something in the image)
C The (Photographer’s name) was interested in this issue because (they felt it was relevant to us now…)
How do the materials and techniques used support your photographer’s intentions?
P (Photographer’s name) has used (the darkroom / multiple exposure / film / digital manipulation techniques) in creating
this work.
E This creates a ______ effect. (describe something in the image)
C This helps to support (Photographer’s name) point about (showing an identity / hiding a person’s identity / the media
/ anonymity)
Annotation
Introducing a task:
- In this task I was required to…..
- This task links to the theme, (project title) as it shows....
- My intention was to respond to ……. because I wanted to explore....
Subject matter
- The subject I chose to photograph suited the theme as it……
- My composition helped to support my response to the theme by….
- I managed the exposure very well. My ISO / shutter speed / aperture settings were…..
- I prioritised my shutter speed to… (capture movement / blur/ frozen moment)
- I prioritised aperture to manipulate depth of field.
- I used a tripod to avoid camera shake.
- My images express my intentions which were…
ebi:
Subject matter
- The subject I chose to photograph did not necessarily fit the brief as it was not interesting enough / appropriate / adequately lit…..
- Next time I should go to (a different location), photograph at a different time of day, organise people in advance, think more about my composition so that….. ect
- I did not create enough depth of field / sense of movement. The image is over exposed / underexposed / too blurred.
- Next time I should use a tripod / use a different type of lens (be specific) / experiment with film…
- My images do not show my intentions which were…
- The concept wasn’t clear in my images, I need to make it more explicit by…
What’s next
- Next time I will consider the work of (a photographer) to inspire a more accurate depiction of what I want to achieve.
- I will experiment further with… (blur / shutter speed / composition)
Analysis
What do you think the photographer’s intentions are? There may be more than one. ‘PEC’ each intention.
P (Photographer’s name) creates (what type of images? Fantastical, surreal, objective)
E He / she does this by… (describe something in the image)
C He/she wanted us to consider ….
What wider issues is the photographer addressing?
P (Photographer’s name) is considering (is the photographer talking about a bigger issue in photography, society, politics?)
E This is shown by … (describe something in the image)
C The (Photographer’s name) was interested in this issue because (they felt it was relevant to us now…)
How do the materials and techniques used support your photographer’s intentions?
P (Photographer’s name) has used (the darkroom / multiple exposure / film / digital manipulation techniques) in creating
this work.
E This creates a ______ effect. (describe something in the image)
C This helps to support (Photographer’s name) point about (showing an identity / hiding a person’s identity / the media
/ anonymity)