Composition and Silhouettes

1. Most of us use ‘frames’ to display our images when we hang them on walls for viewing – however ‘framing’ can be used within the composition of a shot to help you highlight your main point of interest in the image and and/or to put it in context to give the image ‘depth’.

2. The perspective that a shot is taken from is another element that can have a big impact upon an image.

Shooting from up high and looking down on a subject or shooting from below looking up on the same subject drastically impact not only the ‘look’ of the image, emphasizing different points of interest, angles, textures, shapes etc – but it also impacts the ’story’ of an image.

3. Either technique can be effective – so experiment with moving in close and personal and moving out to capture a subject in its context.

Taking shots from different angles and viewpoints.

4. The positioning with elements in a frame can leave an image feeling balanced or unbalanced.

Too many points of interest in one section of your image can leave it feeling too ‘heavy’ or complicated in that section of the shot and other parts feeling ‘empty’.

5. The colors in an image and how they are arranged can make or break a shot. Bright colors can add vibrancy, energy and interest – however in the wrong position they can also distract viewers of an image away from focal points.

Colors also greatly impact ‘mood’. Blues and Greens can have a calming soothing impact, Reds and Yellows can convey vibrancy ad energy etc.

1. silhouettes stands out because of the mystery, emotion and mood it conveys in the photo.

2. The basic strategy you’ll need to employ in taking silhouette shots is to place your subject (the shape you want to be blacked out) in front of some source of light and to force your camera to set its exposure based upon the brightest part of your picture (the background) and not the subject of your image.

3. Instead of lighting the front of your subject, in silhouettes you need to ensure that there is more light shining from the background than the foreground of your shot – or to put it another way – you want to light the back of your subject rather than the front. The perfect light for this is placing your subject in front of a sunset or sunrise – but really any bright light will be able to do the trick.

4. It should be in the background than the foreground of your shot.

5. Make sure your subject is in a nice plain, but bright background because you want to position your bright light behind your subject.

6. Also when framing you’ll probably want to photograph silhouetted people as profiles rather than looking straight on. This means that more of their features (nose, mouth, eyes) are outlined and they are more likely to be recognized.

The color purple planning

1. # 5,pg. 53

2. loves, feel like mama used to do.

3. Red

4. She got the knottiest, shortest, kinkiest hair i ever saw, and I loves every strand of it. i chose this because it shows how she loves things that aren't neat but she still loves it.

5. comb, kinky hair, a girl on the floor learning against another person's knees

daily image

1. ice, sand,water.

2. blue, brown

3. nice, pretty, amazing, earthy, peaceful

4. makes me feel happy. because there is a place i can go to relax and cool down.

5. the ceiling is made of ice. its like the ice dome from super man but a different set up/

6. simplicity because the photo is clear and shows an interest in the ice.

Daily image

1. people. building, stairs, umbrella.they are walking down and up the stairs.

2. gray, white, blue, yellow, purple, brown,black, green.

3. creative, memorable

4. scared mood because of the nazi's in the photo.

5. the middle of the picture is showing us back how it looked. showing how different it looked and how big the change is.

6. simplicity focuses on the nazi's

daily image

1. books, poles, windows, celling.

2. white, gray,black

3. monotonous, messy, unstable, naive,disorganized

4. i am disappointed because a library should be neat and clean so people would come and use and take out good condition books.

5. a tornado came in and messed up the books.

6. depth of field because the photo turn black and gray.

Daily image

1. trash, man,house,trees.

2. orange, brown, black, blue, white, pink,yellow, green

3. trashy, nasty, unbelievable, busy, neglected.

4. unsatisfied mood because people should be working hard to fix this disaster instead of just talking.

5. the man is trying to find a body that was probably dumbed. it could be after the japan dilemma and they are trying to find any bodies.

6. simplicity because it is clear and is focused on the man.

Daily image

1. clouds, boat, water, sky

2.blue, white, gray.

3. sad, miserable, empty, alone, dark

4. the boat has no passengers and it reflects off of the water also the sky is making a x with the clouds.

5. Simplicity because it is clear.

Daily Image

1. cars, buildings, clouds, stairs, poles.

2. blue, green, brown, red, black, yellow, tan

3. creative, fasinated, Mysterious, wonderous, earthy

4. the floor is upside down when the ground should be on the ground and not the sky. ts like another world is opening up to a new place.

5. simplicity because it is clear

Daily image

1. a man, mountains, green grass,sky. a man is balancing on a wire.

2. blue, green,brown.triangle

3. determined,energetic,wondrous,spectacular,creative.

4. the man is having fun climbing but he has to get over to the other side. and the only way to go to it, is over the wire. i think they made this picture to let people know u don't have to be afraid of anything you just have to practice.

5. simplicity because it is clear and focuses on the mountain and the man.

Daily image

1.dark clouds, trees,fire,thunder and lightning.

2. white,yellow,black,orange.

3. scary, dark, miserable, depressing,discouraging

4. there is a storm coming and the storm is getting bigger and bigger. it gets bigger because of the energy from other objects.

5. simplicity because it is clear and it it focusing on the important things in the picture.

Mood in Music

Interpreting Mood & Emotion in Music:

Type Answers into this Document as you listen to the videos. When complete, Copy and Paste your answers into a new Blogger Post:

Title Blog Post: Emotions & Mood in Music

1. What is the mood of the 1^st video?

The mood is happy and joyful; the video is for kids because of the magic.

2. What is the mood of the 2^nd video?

This video was spooky and scary because the music was scary and the room was dark.

Song #1: Write 10 words describing how the song makes you feel.

Happy, joyful, energetic, excited, hopeful

Song #2: Write 10 words describing how the song makes you feel.

Sad, slow, depressing, upset, stiff, disappointed, deep

Song #3: Write 10 words describing how the song makes you feel.

Exciting, happy, uplifting, inspiring,

Song #4: Write 10 words describing how the song makes you feel.

Sad, depressing, slow, calm, brokenhearted, despairing, hopeless, devastated, useless, futile

Daily Image

1. trees snow leaves, branches fence. the seasons are changing.

2. green, brown, orange, yellow. straight lines.

3. Despairing, condescending, creative, mysterious,

4. they are showing how the season changes.

April 4th Questions

1. For me, it’s all about the feeling of being there, of taking the viewer to the location of the photo to feel like I did when the shot was taken.

2 One of the most common to incorporate into a photo is fog. A thick fog can add so much to a shot that when people look at the image, they know exactly what the experience was like when the photo was taken.

3.The darker, more ominous and threatening the sky, the more drama and mood you’ll have in the resulting images.

4. running water should have a calming down effect.

5. Many people can find different moods because they can be looking for something they like. Also because different people have different things they look.

1. Adding emotion makes a great photo because it gives the viewer something to connect too.

2. The photo should be about sports and happy people.

3. Faces convey emotion easily because of the faces you can make with out saying a word. You can be happy in your head and have a different emotion with your face.

4. Observing can have your picture looking nice. Taking long periods of time getting your picture ready is good because u can get better ideas and not just rush with only two good ideas.

5. What do people like to see? what colors do the want to see? Where is the most exciting place that people like?

Daily image

1. trash, a road,girl. she is crying because everything around her is falling apart and she has no where to go.

2. green, red, blue, white, brown, gray, tan.

3. sad, heartbreaking, destroyed, cold, confused.

4. the meaning of this picture is to let people know somethings happen out of our control. she doesn't know where to go or what to do next. she is lost and she doesn't have any hope.

5. simplicity because the focus is on the girl because she is the most important in the picture.