Elements of Art and Rules of Composition

The photo illustrates avoid the middle because its taken from a side view instead of from the front like is accustomed. The photo also suggests forms because of the many shapes in the background. Avoid the middle and forms are different because avoid the middle is taken from side views and taken away from the center while forms involves different shapes and 3-D images.

Our links

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http://www.getty.edu/education/teachers/building_lessons/elements_art.pdf

My photo cropping

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The composition rule I used was filling the frame because it conveyed what I wanted the viewers to be looking at.

Treasure Island Photos

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The cropped photo illustrates  rule of composition, lines, because the curved lines of the bubbles lead you towards the main subject. They catch your attention.

Composition post

The lighting in this picture was made darker and gives it an almost dull appearance.

I chose to give the picture a look that made it seem as if there were a lot of sun when the picture was taken.

This picture has a dark effect.

Our picture

My Photo Assignment

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This effect is called" thermal camera", I chose it because it made my eyes look brighter and showed a large amount of light towards my face.

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This other effect I chose was called "glow", I picked it because I liked how it gave an almost soft texture to my face making it look just a bit blurry.

Another effect I chose was "pop art" because it gave a fuller definition of my eyelashes.

One effect I used was "sepia" because it gave an old-fashioned look to my photo.

The final effect I used was "mirror" because it created  the illusion that there was two of me in the photo.