Friday, December 12, 2014

Project 4- Balance and Contrast

For this project, we took photos of instances that illustrate balance and contrast.

Radial Balance- This photo is of the underside of a lamp.

Symmetrical Balance-  This photo is of an African mask my family received as a gift.
Texture Contrast-  This photo is contrasting the smooth metal with the rough stone underneath it.
Color Contrast- This photo contrasts the complimentary colors red and green of two plants growing with each other along a fence.




Project 4- Kaleidoscopes

For this project, we took various photos of objects manmade or in nature and edited them in Lightroom to make kaleidoscopes.  

Statue

Tree
Tree

Tree
Fabric Design



Project 4- Diptychs and Triptychs

For this project we made various diptychs and triptychs to contrast different scenes and textures.  Many of the photos are edited (cropped, saturated, etc.) to emphasize the comparison or contrast between the photo they're paired with.  
Portland Cityscape vs. Skyline Memorial Gardens
Texture Contrast Diptych
Stone Path Vs. Spotted Blanket
Airplane Wing
Texture Contrast Triptych
Bark Contrast

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Balance and Contrast

This photo illustrates a strong contrast in scale because the massive clouds make the house look tiny.
Photograph by: Manuel Cosentino.

This photo shows a contrast in color with the complementary colors blue and orange.
Photograph by: Brian Skerry
In this photo, there is a clear contrast in texture between the rough cliff and smooth ocean surface.
Photograph by Jimmy Chin. 
This photo illustrates radial balance because of how the design of the tower stretches out from the middle.
Photograph by Ricard Pare.  

This photo of the Yangpu Bridge shows symmetry because it mirrors itself across the line down the middle.
Photograph by Marc Riboud.





Friday, November 21, 2014

Project 3- Colors and Grids

For this project, we explored colors.  With our colorful photographs, we created 4 grids using Lightroom.  These grids were made of cool colors, warm colors, complementary colors, and monochrome.  Our last photo was not made into a grid, and was intended to set a certain mood.  I took all new photos for this project and took advantage of the Portland fall colors to make the color grids.    


cool colors


Warm Colors


Complementary Colors
Monochrome

Mood- This photo has a mysterious and eerie mood to it.