I like this image because of the colours and how the green and pink go well together. Also how the pink illuminates the beach objects above. One thing wrong with the image is that there is a lot of spotting in the top left of the photo which makes it look less smooth.

I like how this image looks very smooth because of the white background. Also how there is a main focus of the image with the beach object in the middle. The white background makes the objects look a lot brighter and more vibrant.

I like the colour contrast in this image with the green and the purple/pink. I also like the objects used in the image, like the bunch of seaweed and how the green light lights the seaweed and the other objects around it a little bit, and how there is a reflection of the objects because of what they are sitting on.

I like this image because of how simple it is. The bottom is more like a sand colour which could make it look like it is actually on the beach. One thing I don’t like about this image is how the background and the bottom of the photo use different coloured paper which does make it look less smooth as there is a line splitting the image in the middle with the two different colours.

In this image I used two of the same photo and layered them on top of each other. One image being black and white and one being coloured. I then cut out random parts of the photo to show the coloured layer underneath.

For this photo I layered two of the same image on top of each other, then added more blue and green tones to the photo which created a glitch effect.

Photography is a form of art which involves taking and processing photos. These photos could be of something natural and unplanned or something that has been set up beforehand. The word photography means ‘drawing with light’ which lets us know that light is one of the key factors when taking photographs. You want to have good lighting so you can take the best image possible.

Photography shows peoples creativity and imagination when taking photos. It’s When artists create photos which hold meaning behind them and a story which explains what the photo is showing.

This image by Yves Klein leaves the viewer questioning, why would someone jump off a roof for a photo? Is he a professional stunts man and able to perform the stunt safely? It gets them thinking about the image, how it was created, if there was any editing involved etc, and gets them wanting to do research on the image to find out more about it.

This is the two images that Klien combined to make his Leap into the void photo. On the left is how he jumped of the roof safely without getting injured and on the right is just an image of the road on its own. Klien merged the two images together to make it look like he jumped of the roof and had no one there for safety. This is what got people questioning the image.

This quote by David Campany tells us all about photographs and how they can be perceived by people. Every photo you look at could confuse you if you don’t know what is happening behind the lens but it could also fascinate you to want to look into the photo and find out more. They distract you as there could be a main focus in the photo which is distracting you from everything else going on in the photo.

Photography can be used to capture images that you would want to keep forever but it could also be used to just document something that might be needed in the future. it’s a way of capturing things and saving moments that you may not of been able to notice otherwise.

This image creates a perfect example of photos being confusing but fascinating as we don’t know what is going on with the photo and why it looks how it does, (there might of been a problem with the camera or something might of made the lens blurred). This makes the image fascinating and gets you wanting to know more about it and what actually happened to make it look how it does. It also makes the image confusing as you can’t make out what anything is in the image, e.g. if there are any objects in the image or not. Also what the photo might mean as it is just colours and why the photographer decided to take a photo like that. That could make you confused and lead you to question the image.

This photo by Robert Capa is a good representation of a photo that distracts as much as compels a viewer. It distracts as it is action packed and has a main focus of the soldiers running across the field. The mountain in the background probably isn’t thought of because of the soldiers which makes the photo distracting. It is also compelling as it has the image of war and combat which people normally don’t like to look at.

What is formalism?

Formalism describes the critical position that the most important aspect of a work of art is its form- the way it is made and it visual aspects- rather than its relation to the visible world.

In the lesson we were split into groups of 2 or 3 and each group was given a photo to annotate. The group I was in were told to write down all of the visual elements in the photo. Whether it was the colours or the point of view of the photo. Also if there were any patterns in the photo.

We pointed out the patterns of the building and how the photo was taken from a birds eye view. Also how there are dark colours and the photo was grainy because of it being taken at night and there being no natural lighting.

Different visual elements:

• Light: What is the lighting like in the photo? what can you see and not see, due to the lighting?
• Line: Are there objects in the photo that look or act like lines? Maybe create a separation with different parts of the photo.
• Repetition: Are there any repeated patterns, objects etc in the photo.
• Shape: What different shapes are there in the photo? are they geometric or organic shapes?
• Space: Is there any depth to the photo or does it look shallow? Does the photo look flat?
• Texture: Are there any textures to the photograph? What would it feel like if you touched the surface of the photo?
• Tone: Are there dark or light tones in the photograph? Which bit of the image is the darkest and which is the lightest?
• Colour: What different colours can you see in the photograph? Does this have and affect on how you see the image? Does it make the image seem dark or happy?
• Composition: Does the image look balanced or unbalanced? How are the things in the image arranged?

What is a photomontage?

It is a collage constructed from photographs. The technique has been used to make political statements and became well known in the early 20th century, mainly WW1 and WW2.

 Dadaism

Dadaism was an art movement which was formed during the first world war in zurich in negative reaction to the horrors of the war. “The art, poetry and performance produced by dada artists is often satirical and nonsensical in nature”.- Raoul Hausmann.

Artists such as Raoul Haussman , Hannah Hoch, John Heartfield employed cut-n-paste techniques as a form of propaganda…as did Soviet artists like Aleksander Rodchenko and El Lissitsky

WHAT IS APERTURE?

Aperture is the adjustment of how much light is allowed to pass through the lens. When there is a large hole through the lens it lets more light pass through and when there is a smaller hole, less light can pass through the lens.

WHAT IS DEPTH OF FIELD?

Depth of field is how much of the image you have photographed is in focus. It is the distance between the nearest and furthest photos which are “acceptably in focus” in an image captured with a camera.

Still life photographs or paintings are just a arrangement of objects, which typically include fruits and flowers. They also include objects which contrast with the fruits and flowers like glass bowls and vases.

Marion Buccella paints many different still life scenes, with garden objects and flowers. Also stuff like kitchen utensils and foods. She also does vintage still life which includes things like old books, candles, feathers and ink. These different paintings could relate to things like meals in the kitchen for the kitchen still life paintings and also authors in the vintage still life paintings.

This Dutch still life painter decided to do something different to using the normal still life objects, by using all the usual objects but made in plastic. This relates and draws out attention to the every day and over use of plastic and how many things are made with plastic in the modern world.

This photographer created a series of photos which were all using last meals on death row. He used old plates, cups etc to mix the idea of the modern-age with vintage items. These photos, although they do not seem it are actually based on real last meals from death row inmates before they were executed.

First I learnt how to select and discard different photos, by selecting the photo and either clicking P to select or X to discard the photo. Discarding the photo doesn’t actually delete it but shows that you don’t want to use it.

Next I learnt how to rate the photos using the stars underneath the photos. Also how to colour code the photos using the flag at the bottom right of the photo to show whether the photo is going to be used, might be used or isn’t going to be used.

Then I learnt how to select only the photos that I had flagged/selected. By clicking on the top right button which says filters off and selecting flagged. This got rid of every other photo apart from the ones that had been flagged.

Then I next learnt how to create a new collection folder. This is by clicking on the plus symbol next to collection and then clicking create collection.

I then dragged certain photos into a new collection folder which were of a specific person. To do this you just click the photo, then drag it and hold it over the folder you want to put it into.