Design+Principles

=Depth=

Depth draws a viewer into a photograph and makes one wonder what lies beyond the photograph.



How the picture makes me feel: This picture makes me wonder where the road in the forest is going since it seems to twist and turn even deeper into the forest. You can almost reach into the photograph. How the picture is balanced: Trees highlight the road on either side and the first tree blends into the picture very nicely. The lighting: The natural lighting is coming from above as the sky is peeking out through the tops of the trees as well as between them. The fog fabricates a gloomy atmosphere. Use of texture: The branches look rough while the road should feel dusty. The moss should feel slippery. The focus of the photo: The road. The background: Both the road and the forest. What the photo is about: A road that may or may not lead to nowhere. =Direction=

Direction leads a viewer around the photo because it looks like the photograph is traveling in a specific direction.



How the picture makes me feel: ﻿The tiger on the left looks surprised and it feels like the tigers are staring out at me. The stripes lead my eyes in several different directions. How the picture is balanced: ﻿There are two tigers on either side of the middle tiger and their stripes seem to match perfectly with the peach-coloured background. The tigers themselves also fit well into the picture. The lighting: ﻿The lighting is perfect. It's not too bright and not too dark. It brings out the tigers and makes their eyes stand out in stark contrast. Use of texture: ﻿The tigers' fur looks soft, but it would be a bad idea to try and pet them. The focus of the photo: ﻿The focus of the photo is mainly on the tigers, but the eyes are also the focus. The background: ﻿The background is perfect in this photograph. It's not light enough to wash out the tigers and it's not too dark that the tigers are just shapes. What the photo is about: ﻿This photo is about tigers. = Balance =

Balance is about negative and positive space, colour balance and direction.



How the picture makes me feel: ﻿This picture makes me feel like I'm on a beach. It looks warm and inviting. How the picture is balanced: ﻿The white balance in the photo has been adjusted by the photographer to a warm side, but the picture still seems evenly balanced. The lighting: ﻿The lighting is lighter on the left side and darker on the right. It is half natural lighting and half unnatural lighting. Use of texture: ﻿The rocks look chiseled by the ocean, which looks like foamy fog. The focus of the photo: ﻿Main focus of the photo seems to be the rocks on the left side. The background: ﻿The background is the sky in which the sun appears to be rising. What the photo is about: ﻿This photo is about a perfect beach.

=Diagonals=

Diagonals lead the eye in and out of an image. They give direction and motion, intersecting diagonals in the process.



How the picture makes me feel: ﻿This picture makes me feel like I'm looking up at a bridge from below. How the picture is balanced: ﻿The shadow of the bridge creates a sense of darkness while the sunset creates a sense of light. The lighting: ﻿The lighting is natural. You can see the light reflecting off the water in the sea as well as the sunset. Use of texture: ﻿The water from the sea should feel like water while the bridge could be wooden. The focus of the photo: ﻿The focus of this photo is the bridge's diagonals. The background: ﻿The sunset. What the photo is about: ﻿A long, seemingly never-ending bridge at sunset. =Dynamic "S" Arrangement=

The dynamic "s" arrangement forces the eye to move around the image in an "s" shape.



How the picture makes me feel: This picture makes me feel relaxed because of the way they float around. How the picture is balanced: The blue of the water makes the jellyfish stand out in stark contrast. The lighting: The lighting is coming from within the aquarium and the ball of light on the left side is from the flash of my camera. Use of texture: The jellyfish look prickly, but the round top of the jellyfishes look like mushroom tops, so that part could be smoother. The focus of the photo: The jellyfish The background: The aquarium What the photo is about: Jellyfish in an aquarium tank

=Triangles=

In the triangles design principle, important elements are framed in the shape of a triangle. This keeps viewers in the picture exploring elements.



How the picture makes me feel: ﻿This picture makes me feel short because of the height of the card tower. How the picture is balanced: ﻿The triangles and horizontally placed cards helped balance the other triangles and cards. The face of some of the cards are just visible, helping balance out the picture nicely. The lighting: ﻿The card tower seems to be a lighter colour than the chairs and wall in the background. The lighting is natural (I took this picture of my card tower in my grandparents' living room in Toronto before dinner). Use of texture: ﻿The table looks glossy, like glass, and the cards look like cassette tapes, the design on each of the cards in the deck I used. The chairs look like well-polished wood. The focus of the photo: ﻿The card tower  The background: ﻿The chairs and the wall   What the photo is about: ﻿Balance and triangles =Planes and Depth Levels=

Multiple planes and depth levels help strengthen impact, but it doesn't matter whether the levels are vertical or horizontal. 3D also helps with this principle.



How the picture makes me feel: This picture makes me want to climb onto the highest branch of the tree that the red pandas are climbing on. How the picture is balanced: The pandas are somewhat centered in the photo with rock either side. The lighting: The lighting is natural. I took this picture in the afternoon. Use of texture: The pandas' fur looks very soft while the rocks and branches look rough. The focus of the photo: Red pandas The background: The rock wall What the photo is about: Red pandas racing each other to get to the highest branch

= ﻿Colour Space =

Colour space involves magnetic qualities of vibrant colours. The quality of light determines the hue, saturation and lightness. Balancing white will create drama.



How the picture makes me feel: ﻿This picture, taken by me, makes me feel like my dog is staring out at me through the photo. How the picture is balanced: ﻿Scooter's brindle fur stands out against the whiteness of the background, but his fur isn't so dark that he looks like a dark blob. The lighting: ﻿I took this picture in the afternoon, possibly during a sunny day one summer in Victoria. Use of texture: ﻿My dog's fur is soft. The focus of the photo: ﻿Scooter The background: ﻿Somewhere in the hallway of my house before 2010, when we changed the carpet to almost match the colour of my dog's fur. What the photo is about: ﻿Scooter the Cairn Terrier

=Element Relationship=

Elements seem to interact in the photo, producing a harmonious result. The element relationship design principle creates the impression that the elements are interacting.

How the picture makes me feel: ﻿This picture makes me feel like I'm seeing double. How the picture is balanced: ﻿There are two bears leaning against each other and it almost looks like there is a mirror in between the two. The lighting: The lighting looks slightly dim. Use of texture: ﻿The two bears' fur looks soft The focus of the photo: ﻿The bears The background: ﻿A wooden shelf What the photo is about: ﻿﻿Two stuffed bears who seem to be whispering to each other

=Simple and Single Point=

The image is uncluttered and simplified. Everything unnecessary has been stripped away to create on simple picture.



How the picture makes me feel: ﻿This picture makes it seem like the flower is growing out of the photo. How the picture is balanced: ﻿The bright pink of the flower is perfectly balanced with the green leaves around it. The lighting: My sister took this picture outside on a sunny day. Use of texture: ﻿The flower's petals look smooth and the leaves look somewhat rough. The focus of the photo: ﻿The centre of the flower The background: ﻿The leaves around it What the photo is about: ﻿A flower during summer

= Framing =

The natural elements around an image can create a natural frame around the focus of the photo.

How the picture makes me feel: ﻿ ﻿This picture reminds me of the first time I went to this restaurant in Toronto. When my cousin and I made the design with ketchup and plastic toothpick swords, it was my second time at this restaurant. How the picture is balanced: ﻿The swords balance out each other by being on either side of the skull. The lighting: ﻿The fluorescent lights in the restaurant Use of texture: ﻿The ketchup is humid and the swords are pointy. The plate is smooth. The focus of the photo: ﻿The flag The background: ﻿The plate that the flag was drawn on What the photo is about: ﻿A Jolly Roger flag that can be drawn using only ketchup and two sword-shaped plastic toothpicks on a plate.