Assignment 2 : Elements of Design
In this post I’ve presented all the photographs that I submitted for assignment 2. Alongside each photo I’ve also added the notes that I sent to my tutor but with some amendments and additional...
View ArticleP23: Pattern and rhythm
The object of this project was to take two photographs, one represnting the idea of rhythm and the other photograph representing pattern. In this first photograph, a series of identical concrete...
View ArticleP20: Curves
The aim of this exercise was to produce four photographs that used curves as the main compositional design element. In photograph (i) the curves are formed by the set of parallel painted lines on the...
View ArticleP19: Diagonals
The object of this exercise was to take a series of four photographs that contain strong horizontal lines. In the first photograph, below, the sails of the windmill form diagonal lines. (i) In...
View ArticleP18: Horizontal and vertical lines
For this exercise I had to take two sets of photographs; one set depicting horizontal lines, the other set showing vertical lines. I ended up choosing a total of 10 photographs, five horizontal and...
View ArticleP17: Multiple points
For this project I was to set up and photograph a still-life, documenting each step in the setup of the still-life by photograph. The still-life was to consist of six to ten similar sized objects...
View ArticleP16: The relationship between points
In this project we are asked to find and photograph two normally occurring situations in which there are two points.We are then to examine the shots we have taken and for each image decide which of the...
View ArticleDenis Darzacq
I’ve been very slowly and intermittently following the excellent blog, 500 photographers, that highlights the work of a different photographer every day. So far I’ve reached photographer #009, Denis...
View ArticleAlexei Vassiliev
Here and gone: 21st century anonymous portraits Came across an online exhibition of work in lens culture magazine by Alexei Vassiliev which I found interesting because of the photographer’s technique...
View ArticleEdward Hopper
I wanted to post these paintings by the American realist painter Edward Hopper. In each painting it is the use of light and of colour that I find remarkable. Paintings (ii), (ii) and (iv) were all...
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