You will analyze and critique a photograph taken by your partner, evaluating whether the use of graphic elements (lines and shapes) is effective in conveying meaning.
To prepare:
With these thoughts in mind:
Post a critique of your partner’s photograph, specifically focusing on graphic and photographic elements. Explain how the graphic elements contribute to making the photograph dynamic or static. Analyze the extent that the graphic elements direct the viewer to the significant content of the photograph. Explain how the most important graphic elements relate to each other within the picture frame. Considering the photograph’s dominant graphic elements, to what extent would you say these elements contributed to the telling of a subjective or objective story? (Approximately 500 words).
In your post, be sure to:
Be sure to support your ideas by connecting them to the week’s Learning Resources, or something you have read, heard, seen, or experienced.
sources:
Freeman, M. (2013).
The photographer’s eye: Graphic guide: Instantly understand composition & design for better digital photos. Burlington, MA: Focal Press.
- Chapter 4, “Graphics” (pp. 62–79)
This chapter focuses on the use of lines, curves, and shapes in the composition of photographs.
The following websites comprise galleries that allow you to experience the fundamental elements of photographic art.
Artnet. (2015). Imogen Cunningham. Retrieved from http://www.artnet.com/awc/imogen-cunningham.html
Vivian Maier. (2014). Retrieved from http://www.vivianmaier.com
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