Class Notes Jan 18 rules for Project 1

Straight Photography - Do not set anything up, no alteration what so ever, photojournalism

Portrait vs Landscape

We tend to center things in the middle of the picture - static image

Symmetric - side to side or top to bottom

Radial - looks like a bullseye, concentric circles,
ex: flowers from the center, wheels


Dynamic:

Portrait vs Landcape

Rule of thirds (1/3s) - Divide the page into thirds (vertically and horizontally)
This creates multiple focal points

1.    Asymmetrical image - Rule of thirds

2.    Symmetrical Image - Side to Side

3.    Radial Image

4.    Person and their surrounding space - 

5.    Person up close

6.    An image from the point of view of an ant

7.    An image from the point of view of a bird

8.    A stable image

9.    An unstable image

10.  Your name on campus
    
    Barrett
    Connotation - Hidden, what it means
    Denotation - Specific, what you see
    Issues - Too far, sometimes thinking too much

    Walker
    Big Idea - Theme, time span
    Issues - dumbed down, too simple

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