Design+Principles

By: Macayla
 * __Design Principles__**

(i.e. the symmetry on each side of the pole and the contrast of black and white) This photo makes me feel satisfied. I really like the visual appeal of the light post in the centre and the symmetry of the two trees on either side of it. The fire hydrant and wolf on the left side hinders the balance, but enhance the photo in a very positive way. There's a dramatic contrast between the black sky and the white snow, trees, and light. The light is being emitted downwards from the light post in the centre top of the picture quite softly. The trees and shrubbery creates a lot of texture in the background of the photo as well as the wolf in front of them. The snow in relation is flat (which makes me questions the authenticity of this picture - there are no visible footprints leading up to the wolf). The wolf is the focus of this photo and follows the rule of thirds in the bottom left corner; attention is also brought upon the bright yellow and green fire hydrant behind it. Consisting of white trees one a black sky, the background shows a lot of intricate detail with the branches contrasting the dark. This photo is about a wolf prowling during a Winter night in an urban setting. **Direction:** lines lead to the subject, encouraging motion (i.e. the bench lines moving towards the scuba diver) I love this picture; it makes me happy. The picture is balanced horizontally, with the bench and grass at the bottom half and the scuba diver and surface of the water at the top. The light, coming from a source above the water - mostly likely the sun, enters in the top left corner of the picture, as clearly shown by the shadows of the bench and person. There's a lot of texture in this photo, particularly on the ground. On it is gravel and grass, as well as the bench. The surface of the water also has movement and debris, adding texture above. The scuba diver is the focus of this photo not only because the red of the suit draw attention to him, but also because the lines in the bench all converge to his position in the water. The background fades darker with a tree nearly in the centre. The tree, bench, and ground all suggest that this is a picture of someone scuba diving in a flooded park. **Depth:** lines moving in and drawing into the photo (i.e. the steps drawing inward into the bottom centre of the photo) This picture makes me curious - what's down there? What does the rest of this building look like? I feel like exploring it. The balance of this photo is uneven, lightest on the top, getting darker in an oval swirl of the staircase, with it getting pitch black on the bottom third line. The lighting comes from above, as clearly shown by the higher steps being significantly lighter than the lower ones. There's a lot of interesting texture on the staircase and its railings. they actually contrast each other in that the steps are flat and smooth, while the railings holding up the bannister has incredibly intricate details carved into it. This picture is focused on the top of the staircase in the top left of the picture, but the eyes are drawn to the bottom of then, the black pit of blurred unknown in the background. This picture is about the possibility of exploring and interesting place, somewhere with stories to tell and plenty more to be created. **Colour Space:** the magnetic quality of vibrant colours (i.e. the bright yellow flowers on a plain wood background) This picture makes me feel appreciative of the simple beauties everywhere. The photo is off centre with the subject on the left, following the rule of thirds. It's unclear exactly where the light is coming from, or even if the sun is out or not. The flowers create a unique texture with the crooked stems and curled petals. It's also the main focus of the picture because it's in focus and the vase and wooden are both blurred. The floor makes a nice soft background. This photo portrays how even imperfections can be truly stunning if one looks at it with an appreciative perspective. **Element Relationship:** two elements interacting as one subject (i.e. the deer and the bunny coming together as one subject) I really like this photo because I think it's really cute how the deer and the bunny are friends; it makes me happy. The deer takes up most of the left side of the picture, while the bunny is in the bottom right, taking up very little space. Most of the right of the photo is an out of focus background of trees. The light is quite soft and is coming from the high right, as seen by the deer's shadow. There are many different textures in this picture: the fur of the deer and bunny, the crisp blades of green grass, the crackled patch of dirt, and the blurred out pine covered branches in the background. The focus of this photo is clearly the two animals, with the trees in the background not competing for attention at all. This photo is about a friendship between species that is so innocent and loving. **Simple and Single Point:** one focal point without clutter (i.e. the only focus of this photo is the shell) This photo makes me long to go to the beach. In it there's a reddish shell poking out of the sand, with the ocean and some beach houses in the distance. The sunlight is coming from the top left of the photo. Even though the Sun is pretty low in the sky, indicated by the shadow, it is not in the picture. The texture in this photo ranges from the rugged roughness of the rocky sand to the curved smoothness of the seashell, which is also the focus of the picture. The background of beach houses, ocean, and what seems to be a dock is blurred out so eyes immediately go to the shell in the foreground. This photo is about the pureness of a sleepy morning, with the beach not yet trodden over and most still in their beds or getting ready for a day at the beach.
 * Balance:** geometrical symmetry, negative and positive space

(i.e. the guitar strings) This picture makes me feel content. This picture is a macro photo focusing only on one short section of a guitar and its strings, which go across the picture diagonally. The lighting is coming from the top left, and it appears to be sunlight. Textures in this picture include the different thicknesses of the strings, the dusty guitar neck, and the smooth wood of the guitar body. The focus on this photo is a very small portion of the guitar strings, body, and neck. The background of the picture is the bottom of the guitar, blurred out and in a shadow. This photo is about looking at a guitar in a whole new perspective.
 * Diagonal lines:** leads eye in and out of the image, direction and motion