Photo Composition

Framing: 

1: I think I did  good job 4.5 stars out of 5

2: The subject is the nice little tree.

3: I think so…

4: I could have done a different angle maybe.

Simplicity:

1: I did and alright job…

2: The roof thingy

3: Maybe, all the lines coming together to make shapes and things.

4: Maybe make it more simple...

Merger:

1: I did an alright job…

2: Me hanging from the tree.

3: I think so yeah. 

4: Well since its a merger, It should be obvious that the the people in the back is the merger..

Lines:

1:It's okay. I did pretty good.

2: The sign lead to by the streamers

3: I think they lead pretty well.

4:Maybe make the streamers in the picture but not obscure the letters.

Balance:

1: I didn't do great but I think it works.

2: Me sitting on the bench

3: I think people can tell. Im the only thing in the picture, soooooo

4: I could have moved to the side a little

      

Rule of Thirds:

1: Im not in the center, so it works.

2:Me, again. Don't judge.

3: I hope so, there is the reflection but yeah.

4: No relfection.

Elements of Art

Elements of Art

Line 

 Lines are marks made by a pointed tool: brush, pencil, pen, etc. Lines can vary in width, direction, curvature, length, or color.
The logs and pillars point like lines toward the sky.
The railroad tracks lead perfect into the setting sun horizon. 

Shape

Shapes are formed wherever the ends of a continuous line meet. Geometric shapes such as circles, triangles or squares have perfect, uniform measurements and don't often appear in nature. Organic shapes are associated with things from the natural world, like plants and animals.
The wave creates a natural shape of, well, a wave.

The Ying and Yang use the simple shapes to form a entricate symbol of balance.

Color

Color wheels show the primary colors, secondary colors, and the tertiary (intermediate) colors. They also show the relationships between complementary colors across from each other, such as blue and orange; and analogous (similar or related) colors next to each other such as yellow, green, and blue. Black and white may be thought of as colors but, in fact, they are not. White light is the presence of all color; black is the absence of reflected light and therefore the absence of color.
The city street next to the night sky creates a beautiful colorful screen.
The pencils of all colors in a circle, how is it not extremely colorful?

Value (Tone)
Value, or tone, refers to dark and light; the value scale refers to black and white with all gradations of gray in between.  Value contrasts help us to see and understand a two-dimensional work of art.
The black and white shows all spectrums of the scale from black to grey to white. 

Form

Form describes objects that are three-dimensional, having length, width, and height.
The weird tree, neck, thing looks 3D and glossy
The square dice creates a cube and two of them create a balanced picture of two cubes. Also Snake eyes. GG

Texture
Texture can be rough, bumpy, slick, scratchy, smooth, silky, soft, prickly--the list is endless.  Texture refers to the surface quality, both simulated and actual, of artwork.
The painting looks extremely textured, like the faces of the couple are very wrinkled. 
The tree bark creates a nature-y texture and looks really cool as a background.

Space
Space refers to distances or areas around, between, or within components of a piece. Space can be positive (white or light) or  negative (black or dark), open or closed,shallow or deep, and two-dimensional or three-dimensional.
The black area around it is like the endless void of space surrounding the bright sun
The Earth is the focus of the picture even though there is the moon and the empty space around it.

Principles of Design 
Balance
Balance is the comfortable or pleasing arrangement of things in art.  There are three different types of balance: symmetrical, asymmetrical, and radial. The human figure is symmetrically balanced; the same on the left and right side. The tree is asymmetrically balanced; its branches are not distributed equally on each side, but their total weight is balanced left and right. The sun is an example of radial balance; all its rays are equal in length from the center.
The bigger man is on the left, the kid is on the right balanced out by his little stick thing

The rocks are balanced literally and creates a half circle framing the inner portion of the picture.

Contrast
Contrast is created by using elements that conflict with one another. Often, contrast is created using complementary colors or extremely light and dark values. Contrast creates interest in a piece and often draws the eye to certain areas. It is used to make a painting look interesting.
The red petals contrast to the inner petals similarly to the black an white stripes of the zebra.

Emphasis
Emphasis in the focal area of an artwork gives it importance.  An artist may stress some elements of the design over others. The eye of the viewer will focus on the area of emphasis or center of interest first, then take in the rest of the composition. 
The dark city street emphasizes the bright dinner hall. your eyes are brought to the pretty lil lady in red.
The completely dark intersection with the one yellow taxi cab brings your eyes straight to the car.

Movement
 Movement in an artwork means the artist is taking viewers on a trip through the work by means of lines, edges, shapes, and colors often leading to the focal area.  Movement is a visual flow through the composition. It can be the suggestion of motion in a design as you move from object to object by way of placement and position.  Directional movement can be created with a value pattern. It is with the placement of dark and light areas that you can move your attention through the format.

As the man is about to throw the flowers or the car speeds by, it is still looking like its moving even though it's in a picture.

Pattern
Patterns are made in art when the same shapes or elements are repeated again and again.  Pattern uses the elements of art in planned or random repetitions to enhance surfaces of paintings or sculptures.
The repeating cans and bottles create pattern and stuff.

Rhythm
Rhythm is the repetition of shapes, lines, and forms.  Rhythm is a movement in which some elements recurs regularly.  Like a dance, it will have a flow of objects that will seem to be like the beat of music.
Its a different thing every time but it's still repetitive. Even with the trees nearly being exact. No tree is the same. 

Unity
Unity means that all elements in an artwork are in harmony.  Unity brings together a composition with similar units.  For example, if your composition was using wavy lines and organic shapes you would stay with those types of lines and not put in even one geometric shape.

The tree and the people create a scene of nature and tranquility.
The Reflection crates a sense of peace and unity. 

composition

Balance
The picture is completely focused on him and him alone. The table is holding him up and everything around him focuses on him.      

Framing: The amazing back flip is surrounded by the trees in the back and the statue to the left it leads toward the end as if he was still moving.

Simplicity: The picture is completely focused on him. The silhouette makes it even more focused on the one person in the picture.  

Leading lines: The rail leads to or away from the
subject which is an amazing balance person.

Merger: The weird lamp light thing gets in the way of the nice picture thing.

Rule of Thirds

All the lines make you focus on the person who is off to the side and not in the enter. Rule of Thirds :D

Favorites

This is my favorite:

This is runner ups:

Peer Refection

http://brayangraphicdesign.blogspot.com

Brayan can actually sort of take a picture without it being really bad.
He has a good enough imagination and idea's that could work.

Brayan could have a better background to his blog.

Parts of the camera

Aperature:
More light was let in.
I becomes to bright and you can't see anything.

Less light was let in.
It becomes to dark and you can't see anything.

Shutter:
To much light is projected and for to long
It became a big white rectangle. No picture.

The picture is taken so fast it becomes blurry
Its dark and you can't see a thing.

ISO:
It becomes less sensitive to light.
The picture is dark-ish.

It becomes more sensitive to light.
The picture become completely blank white.

Camera History

1) Created by focusing and projecting light onto the walls of the dark chamber.

2) Lenses

3) Film, a dark box, glass lens

4) Lens, film, picture

5) CCD

6) Program, you just aim and press the the button, Auto focuses automatically.

7) To blur the background

8) Highest shutter speed possible

9) To focus the camera

10) Disable flash

11) Auto Flash

12) Washed out

13) To dark to see

14) A term used to describe the relative charge in the brightness of a light

15) 1

16) 2

17) More light

18) Less light

19) How much light passes through

20) Making its open wider

Color, Contrast, Shape

Shape:

Color:

 Contrast:

Best Vs Worst

Best
It's the only one thats not blurry or have a bunch of stuff in the back


Worst
 Theres a bunch of stuff and he isn't looking at the camera.