Unit 2 Activity 4

 This photograph of two birds in the ocean by Scott Bourne is an example of  symmetrical balance. The main focus is off centered of the picture yet it still retains a for of balance. This is because the two birds are mirroring each other.

The photograph above of a glass chess board is an example of asymmetrical balance. Selsey captured this photograph by putting the main focus off center and having smaller chess pieces off to the side making it asymmetrical and interesting. 

My examples:

Asymmetrical Balance- This photograph that I took is a example of Asymmetrical Balance because the pieces of bread are a different "weight" than the knife and the other piece of bread on the right side.







Fill in the Frame- This is an example of Fill in the Frame. The main subjects (the marbles) fill the picture up and has a simple background making the marbles stand out.

The Rule of Thirds- This picture is an example of the Rule of Thirds because the main focus point (the cat) is in the bottom left corner of the picture. The cat is off centered and if you were to divide the picture into a tic- tac toe form the cat would fall on the interesting point.

The Rule of Thirds- This is yet another example of Rule of Thirds. Except in this example the main focus is in the upper right hand corner. This photograph, like the one above, is asymmetrical balance because main focus is off centered and there is nothing else in the photograph to balance the main focus out. If the photograph was to be split up in to nine equal squares the flower would fall in the intersection of the nine equal parts.  

Unit 2 Activity 3

1) The two photographs above are examples of the composition "Rule of Thirds." This composition is used by dividing the camera frame into nine equal parts ( like tic-tac-toe) and placing the main focus on a point of where the lines intersect. The picture of the flower (by Admin) and the other picture above (by Matt) are both example of the composition of the "Rule of Thirds."

2) The pictures above are pictures that do not represent the "Rule of Thirds." Both Pictures do not have the main subject on a third of there picture. They represent another type of compostion called "Stop Motion." The way this compostion works is the photoagrapher, in this case Richard Dumoulin (photograph with the lemons) and James Neeley (photograph with the light bulb), took pictures of an object(s) in motion making them look "frozen" in place.  

Unit 2 Activity 2

‘To quote out of context is the essence of the photographer’s craft. His central problem is a simple one: what shall he include, what shall he reject? The line of decision between in and out is the picture’s edge. While the draughtsman starts with the middle of the sheet, the photographer starts with the frame. The photograph’s edge defines content. It isolates unexpected juxtapositions. By surrounding two facts, it creates a relationship. e edge of the photograph dissects familiar forms, and shows their unfamiliar fragment. It creates the shapes that surround objects. The photographer edits the meanings and the patterns of the world through an imaginary frame. This frame is the beginning of his picture’s geometry. It is to the photograph as the cushion is to the billiard table.’
- John Szarkowski

1) When John Szarkowski says "out of context" he means that his picture is not showing the entire story and is only showing part of it, which can be very misleading. Like in the photograph above many people believe this picture is of people boarding the Titanic, when in fact its a picture called The Steerage of a ship leaving for Europe. 

1) Above is a photograph by Degas from the end of the last century of a women drying her hair. His Paintings 


were shocking to the public because paintings were never of just what the artist saw and they never showed as 


much as his paintings did. 

Unit 2 Activity 1

This Picture captured by Niklas Morbrg represents an example of "fill the frame." The picture is zoomed in and focused on the lit candle wick and has a simple background. This helps to keep the focus on the candle wick while also eliminating any distracting backgrounds making the picture seem dramatic.


This picture captured by Roger Carr is another example of the technique "fill the frame." The adorable little boy is very up close and has a simple background ensuring that nothing distracting is in the photograph. This helps make the photograph vivid while also emphasizing the little boy.