Wednesday, April 28, 2010




1. I found this photograph off of flickr.

2. I could not find the photography of this picture.
3. The date when this photograph was taken could also not be found.

4. I really like this picture. There are so many of my favorite things incorporated. If I could be anywhere in the world I would be at the beach. My parents have always said that Iwill live somewhere warm because I love the sun so much. It makes me feel so warm and happy. The sun setting on a beach reminds me of some great vacations I have had with my family. The little girl in this picture reminds me a lot of myself which I also really like about this picture. There is nothing more relaxing and peaceful then walking on the beach and watching the sunset. This photograph captures this feeling beautifuly. I love the glossy reflection in the sand. You cant beat the feeling of sand inbetween your toes. The colors of the sunset is absolutly breath taking. When I was little I used to want to take a picture of every sunset, this one would be no exception. The colors just flow into each other again creating this over all feeling of peace and calmness. Another one of my favoirte things about this photograph is the essence of wind in the little girl's hair and dress. It makes the picture have movement and adds character.
5. The lighting used in this picture is natural sun light. The light is not very intense giving the photograph a subtle feeling and little contrast, the colors of the sunset just melt into eachother. If this picture would have been taken in broad dayight the overall feeling would not be as enchanting. Lighting has a great affect on the feeling of the picture. The natural light adds so much to this particualr photograph such as, warm colors and cool reflections. The sun is almost set not shining of a lot of rays but just enough rays to capture this beautiful picture.

6. This unown photographer used the composition skills of lines, color, and shape. There are so many lines in this picture. These include where the sand meets the water, where the water meets the sky, and the different colors in the sky. Also where the wave is crashing on the surface of the ocean creates another line. The shape present in this picture is the giant circle known as the sun. I also think the rays projecting from the sun create a upside orange triangle that is somewhat visible. The last element I have already explain. Colors are present throughout this picture from the orange and purple in the sky to the blue-ish gray visible in the water to the white of the crashing waves and the pink of the little girls dress. I believe this picture also contains the rule of thirds. The little girl lies directly on a vertical line and the crashing waves lies on a horizontal line.This picture is filled with compostion skills making it a great and intriguing photograph. I believe the emphasis created by the photographer is the little girl and I think the person who took this photo was sucessful in creating this emphasis because my eye is immediatly drawn to her. I believe this emphasis was created by her position and her dark shadow and composition compaired to the rest of picture.

7. I believe the photographer is trying to communicate the gracful haven a beach can be for people. It can be a place to think and get away from it all. For these photography blogs I have almost always chosen a picture of nature. That is because I absolutly love the organic beauty of it and I think there is few places more beautiful than the beach. I believe the photographer was trying to make a comparision between the huge ocean that goes on for miles and the little girl. Sometimes the ocean makes you think about the reality of the world and its immense size and the fact that you make up part of the world. I think the photogrpaher was sucessful in communicating their message because of how the picture is taken. The little girl looks big because she is closer to the camera, but if you look behind her the ocean looks like it goes on forever. The small sun in the background makes it even more clear that the ocean is big and that there are a lot bigger things in life than ourselves.


















Thursday, April 22, 2010

4/23/10



1. This photograph can be found on google images.

2. Shelton Muller took this picture.

3. I do not know exactly when the photograph was taken but Muller wrote a tutorial about it on January 24, 2007.

4. My favorite apect of this photograph is that it was taken in nature. I love the calmness of the water and the skies. It seems so organic. Nothing was planned to take this photograph, the scenary is beautiful just the way it is. I really like the depth of this photograph it seem that it goes on for miles. Another one of my favorite things is the reflection of the moutain in the calm lake. It makes the highest of peeks seem reachable because it is seen at the ground level.From the peek you see the clouds which give the feeling of movement throughout the picture. Overall I really like this photograph because of all its natural beauty.

5. Natural lighting is used in this photograph. It gives the piture high contrast because of the fact that in nature there are so many colors, some dark and some light which are emphasised by natural lighting. The overall feeling that the lighting gives the picture is subtle, even with the high contrast of hues. With any other lighting the message of the picture would not be as affective. If this picture where taken at high noon, the lighting would be more harsh and it would have taken the calmness out of the picture.

6. The emphasis of this photograph, I believe is the mountain. The photographer took this picture at an angle where the log in the lake points directly at the mountain drawing your eye there and creating emphasis, so the technique of using leading lines is captured in this photo. Another technique used is the sense of movement in the clouds. It makes the eye look way out in the distance which is another element called space, the illusion of depth or dimension. Space is used although it is not much of an illusion. This photograph probably does range over a large area, but with this element it make the photograph seem that it goes on for miles. As I mentioned before there are many different colors which really add to the overall composition of the photograph.


7. I think the photographer is trying to communicate the natural beauty found in nature. This relates to our last unit of Zen photography, which deals in the idea that beauty is found everywhere. How appropiate that today is earth day. This is a picture that shows the need to perserve the earth we live on. This photograph communicate the absolute escape of any stresses in your life. If you look far enough into the mountains in the distance you can almost feel like your in the picture. I think the message of this picture succesfully comes across when you view it that is probably why I like it so much.

http://www.blorge.com/images/ShootingGreatLandscapes_C53A/nathan32.jpg

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Visual Dynamics


Visual dynamics is defined as the way the eye moves around a work of art when being viewed. The visual dynamic being used in this photograph is the rule of thirds in relation to points of power. Where the intersection of a horizontal and a vertical line meet on a photograph, when it is divided into thirds as visible on this picture, can be a point of power. In this particualr picture the building on top of the hill lies right on one of the horizontal lines and the middle of the building is where two lines intersect. Also where the stone path and stairs meets the grass occurs at a interection. These places of intersections don't have to be drawn for our eye to be drawn to them.















This picture is a great example of contrast. The background appears very light due to the natural sunlight used when taking this photograph. The small child on the swing looks very dark, creating a dramatic contrast between tints and shades. I feel without even seeing the child's face you can see the happiness and enjoyment partial because of similar experiences you might have had as a child.















This is a great example of rule of thids relating to the topic of proportion. As you notice by the grid lines this photogrph is broken into one/third empty space or background and two/thirds filled space. Another way tolook at this is one/third flower, one/third bee, and one/third background.















This photograph is an example of leading lines. The emphasis in this picture is created by all the colored pencils pointing to the open circle that the tips of the pencils make. These lines lead your eyes stright to the middle of the circle.


This picture is an example of framing. The natural gap in the rock frames the beautiful scenery around it. The framing creates emphasis by moving the eye to the background which is created by framinging of the rock.