Design+Principles

= Design Principles = By: Hannah

__Depth__

 Depth of Field (DoF) brings into focus only the subject of the photograph. Because the other parts of the photo are usually out of focus, the subject pops out more.

I took this photograph in my grade 9 year, and it has always made me feel like I'm smaller. It makes me want to be small so i can walk through the clovers. The picture is mostly light, but the darkness underneath the clovers make the clovers stand out. The light is sunlight, but the day was overcast so the light is cool, not warm. The texture in this photo is very interesting because you can see the individual hairs on the focused clovers and the dew still on the clovers. The focus of the photo are the clovers on the right-hand side. They are crisp and in focus, making them stand out. The background (and foreground) are blurred, but they're just more clovers. The photo is about the clovers. It is focused on the the water on the clovers.

__Simple and Single Point__

 Simple photographs have very little around the subject as to not draw attention away from the subject. Single Point photographs only focus on one subject.

This picture makes me feel insignificant. The flower is so in focus, it makes me feel like I'm less important than it. The composition is black and white. It is balanced by using the light flower again a pitch black background. The lighting is coming from above the flower, and is probably a lamp of some sort. The texture is very sharp. You can clearly see the water droplets on the flower. The focus of the photograph is clearly the flower in the centre, but also the drops on the flower. The background is completely black, and has nothing in it. The photo is about the flower, and almost looks as if it is about the flower's growth.

__Balance__ ﻿﻿﻿ Balance refers to the placement of all the items in a photograph. If the photo is balanced, your eye moves equally around the photograph because it all catches your eye. This photograph makes me feel like I'm being watched. The Wild dog's stare is so intense but calm, but wherever i move those eyes are still fixed on me. The picture is balanced through the use of equality, as one side of the photograph looks the same as the other side. The lighting looks like sunlight, but on a cloudy day or early in the morning. The texture is clear, and the softness of the fur makes me want to pet the Wild dog. The focus of the photograph is the Wild dog itself, but the grass in front of the dog is also in focus. The background is blurred, but it is more grass. It seems to me that the photo is about the patience of the Wild dog. Its ability to just sit still, waiting, is incredible.

__Planes and Depth Levels __ ﻿ Planes and Depth Levels give distance to a photograph. They make your eye search the photograph for the closest and farthest away points, and it draws your eye everywhere.

This photograph makes me feel indifferent. I feel the need to walk on that dock adding some foot prints. The picture is balanced by equality and reflection. Also the sky helps through Rule of Thirds. The lighting looks like early morning lighting. The sky and water seem to portray early sunrise. The water is soft in this photograph, and the early morning light also helps to convey softness. The dock and snow, however, are sharp, but the snow muffles the sharpness. The focus of the photo is the dock, but can be the sky and background as well. The background is a landscape, I believe, in Europe. Also, the sky is an incredible asset to the background focus. The photo is about the calmness of early morning waters, and the cold.

__Direction__ ﻿ Direction tricks the eye into following the main direction on the photograph. It makes us follow a line towards the subject.

This photograph makes me feel tall. I'm not too sure why, but I think it's because the walls seem so short in this photo. This picture is balanced through the use of lights and darks. The darks make the light in the photograph stand out more. The lighting is coming from outside the windows, and is probably sunlight. There is a lot of texture in this photograph. The floor is very sharp while the walls are softer but they still convey sharpness due to the shadows in the photo. I think the focus of the photo are the windows, but the photo would mean more if there was someone standing in one of the alcoves. There isn't really much of a background to this photo, unless it is the focus as well. It is also possible that the background is the end of the curve in this photograph, but to me it doesn't look like much. This photograph is about the curvature of this 17th century stone tower.

__Rule of Thirds__ The Rule of Thirds is a technique used to draw your eyes elsewhere in the photograph other than the centre. The Rule of Thirds applies to every photograph, but is not always used.

﻿﻿ My friend took this photograph of me back in April when I was in West Vancouver visiting her. This photo makes me feel free, but also grounded, like i am able to walk but not fly and have total freedom. This photo is balanced by the extreme light from the sun contrasting with my almost silhouetted legs and feet. The lighting is sunlight, and this photo was taken at around 3:00-3:30pm (I think). The texture of the rocks is sharp while my scarf is soft, and my jeans are a flat silhouette. The focus of this photograph was supposed to be my legs and scarf, but I've managed to frame the background quite nicely, so I'm not too sure. In the background of this picture you can see what I believe to be the edge of the University Endowment Lands (I looked it up on Google Maps) and the Strait of Georgia. The photo (to me) is about my scarf and the sea, but other people may see something different.

__Element Relationship__ ﻿ If there in an Element Relationship within a photograph, then the subjects appear to be interacting. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(I wasn't too sure as to what this one meant, so that's all I got)

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">﻿ This photograph makes me feel playful and carefree. The picture is balanced by the use of repetition. The three Timber Wolves together convey balance. The lighting is sunlight, but it has been reflected by the snow so most of the light is coming from the snow. The texture use in this photograph is very clear and crisp. The softness of the fur makes me want to hug the wolves, but I don't believe that would be a very good idea. The focus of the photo is the wolves. Their playful ways have been captured by this photographer. The background is blurry and is completely white, so it is more snow. The photo is about the playfulness of these wolves.