Design+Principles

Design Principles In Photography
__**Purpose:**__ In order to understand what a “good” picture is, you have to look to see what elements have been used successfully within the photograph. The assignment is designed for you to start looking at various pictures more closely and to find the elements of good design within them.

__**Assignment:**__ You will create a new page on your wiki called "Design Principles" that contains seven examples and explanations of the ten design principles listed below.

1.title and your name(s). 2. heading of the first design principle and an explanation of what it does and why it works. 3. a photo that clearly demonstrates the design principle at work. 4. the answers to the following questions: a. How the picture makes you feel b. The composition-how is the picture balanced c. The lighting- what kind and where it is coming from d. Use of texture e. The focus of the photo f. The background g. What is the photo about?

Repeat for 7 Design Principles.

Try to find photos that you like and inspire you – you could use your own previously taken photos. = = = = = **Design Principles** = == **1. Depth-Corridors of Power**

**The corridor represents the principal of depth thorough a perspective of diagonally becoming smaller,** **which clearly shows depth of the corridors. This photo impresses me in many ways, such as its structure,** **gary colour as well as the obvious clarity. The photo is also balanced from the vertical, middle line, it would** **provides a exactly same impression as we cut it off through the middle. The lighting is basically from the ceiling,** **which illuminate straight down on the floor. There are wall textures that are used in the photo, and the focus of it** **could be the door at far away of the corridors. It could neither be a hospital nor a office building background, that** **is taken in the late evening.**

**2. Direction-Plaza**

**This photo gives me a strong sense of change in direction, which is a 90 degree angle structures in the middle** **change one direction to another. one thing in this photo that mostly attracts me would be the capacious sky,** **occupying half of the photo and reflecting its clarity on the ground. It is also easy to see that the weather is** **humid that have water all the way on the plaza. The lighting is also directly produced from the sky, which provides** **most of the brightness through the pic. There are textures of floor tiles, and several building in miniature at the back** **of the background. The focus about the photo could be the objects that shows in the horizontal line. The photo might** **be taken in the early morning, when people assemble in the square centre and do some exercise.**



** 3. Balance-Glory **
**This photo used a special way of creating a sense of compact-ability as well as** **the sense of spectacularity. I could imagine that the photo is taken form a** **sacred building. The use of symmetrical element provides me with a feeling of** **admiring. The light is mostly reflecting to me from its various of colour, the light** **illustrates through the windows and the lights at the bottom of the photo also gives** **me a sense of lighting. The focus of this photo would be the central dot which is** **located at the middle of the photo. From that point, this picture could be divided both** **horizontally and vertically.**



4. Diagonal-Bugatti Veyron
**My attention was drawn by this famous sport-car through a diagonal point of view. This picture is balanced by** **framing the car at the centre of the picture. The lighting is basically from the reflection of other lights by its paint,** **which indirectly shows that the clarity and brightness of the object. The focus is obviously focused on the car, especially** **the logo at left corner since the colour of it looks attracting. This picture is taken from a parking lot,** **with its unruly** **parking manner, emphasizes that it's value and nobility.**



= 5. Element Relationship-Charnwood Oak =

**This is a photo that perfectly shows the relationship between the elements. As we can see from the picture, there is a gigantic** **tree standing right between the two little trees around it, seems like a guardian who protects his child. This picture is balanced** **by the position of the trees, the middle one is located at the centre of the picture, draws more attention than any other objects** **around it. It is considered to be a dismal picture since the trees are dark and there is also a grey sky setting at the background.** **It is a meaningful picture, the trees symbolize a non-giving up spirit, remaining alive no matter how bad the environment is.**

= 6. Colour Space-Green =

** This photo represents the unnatural colour of water by using colour space principal. This principal not only shows ** ** vivid water pattern, but also conveys its clarity by simply changing its colour from transparent colour to green colour. ** ** From this picture, what impresses me most would be the waves and halos which makes me feel that water, as a ** ** complex substance have lives. This photo is balanced by the sprays which jumps on the top, contains the brightest ** ** lighting on them, is the focus of the photo which makes our eyes spontaneously concentrate on. The background are ** ** the halos which seems shaking and waving. This picture is trying to show people even have their own live, thus, it is ** ** definitely essential to cherish every drips of water. **



= 7. Framing-SILHOUETTE =


 * This photo is called Silhouette, obviously, it's a woman's silhouette which is centred beyond a viewpoint. **
 * Framing principal is being used in this photo, the fan-shped viewpoint is like a circle centred the woman **
 * in the photo. It could be a woman who is shocked by the nature and was taking a photo at the sea. This **
 * photo is balanced into two parts- sky and sea level, and the lightnings are from both of the sky and sea **
 * level. This photo focuses on the woman by framing her in the centre, the background reflects her mood **
 * which are cozy and warm. **


 * 35/35 **