Project #3 - The Elements and Principles of Art, Design, and Photography

Digital Journal #3

Create a Digital Journal OR a Contact Sheet (whichever you prefer) and EITHER use photos from your Lightroom Catalog, OR find images online that are visual representations of each of the Elements and Principles. 1 Photographic image per Element and Principle.

Label each photo with the Element or Principle, but make sure that you change the color of the label to Blue for Elements and Red for Principles

The Digital Journal is due by the end of class on Friday, October 11th.

Project

Examples:

Click HERE to see some examples of how these Elements and Principles are utilized in photography.

Project:

For this assignment you will need to have 28 unique photographs that demonstrate competency in all of the 14 Elements and Principles of Design.  You will be taking 2 solid photo examples of each of the following:

Elements of Design

Line - is a mark on a surface that describes a shape or outline. It can create texture and can be thick and thin.  Types of line can include actual, implied, vertical, horizontal, diagonal and contour lines.

Color - refers to specific hues and has 3 properties, Chroma, Intensity and Value.  The color wheel is a way of showing the chromatic scale in a circle using all the colors made with the primary triad.  Complimentary pairs can produce dull and neutral color.

Texture - is about surface quality either tactile or visual. Texture can be real or implied by different uses of media. It is the degree of roughness or smoothness in objects.

Shape - is a 2-dimensional line with no form or thickness. Shapes are flat and can be grouped into two categories, geometric and organic.

Form - is a 3-dimensional object having volume and thickness. It is the illusion of a 3-D effect that can be implied with the use of light and shading techniques. Form can be viewed from many angles.

Value - is the degree of light and dark in a design. It is the contrast between black and white and all the tones in between. Value can be used with color as well as black and white. Contrast is the extreme changes between values.

Space - A 3-dimensional volume that can be empty or filled with objects.  It has width, height, and depth.

Principles of Compositional Design

The principles of design are the recipe for a good work of art. The principles combine the elements to create an aesthetic placement of things that will produce a good design.

Emphasis - is an area that first attracts attention in a composition. This area is more important when compared to the other objects or elements in a composition.  This can be by contrast of values, more colors, and placement in the format.

Balance - is a feeling of visual equality in shape, form, value, color, etc.  Balance can be symmetrical or evenly balanced or asymmetrical and un-evenly balanced.  Objects, values, colors, textures, shapes, forms, etc., can be used in creating a balance in a composition.

Contrast - offers some change in value creating a visual discord in a composition. Contrast shows the difference between shapes and can be used as a background to bring objects out and forward in a design. It can also be used to create an area of emphasis.

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.

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.

Pattern - is the planned or random repetition that occurs in nature and in art.

Unity - is the feeling of harmony between all parts of the artwork creating a sense of completeness.

All 28 photos are due by the completion of class on Thursday, October 17th.

Your grade for this assignment will be based on several factors:

• Completion of each image turned in on a contact sheet name _ep
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• Turned in on time (formative)
• The quality and creativity of your 28 best images
• Each photos must represent the Element or Principle
• All 28 photos MUST be properly exposed