Activity 4
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Collect one image where the photographer has placed the main subject off center and retained a sense of balance and one image where the photographer has placed the main subject off center and created a sense of imbalance.
Discuss the possible intentions of the photographer in creating each image.
Create four images, placing the focal point and/or visual weight in different areas of the frame. Discuss whether each image is balanced.
Discuss the possible intentions of the photographer in creating each image.
Create four images, placing the focal point and/or visual weight in different areas of the frame. Discuss whether each image is balanced.
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| Photograph by: Shannon Kokoska |
This photograph shows the out sign off center but still retains a sense of balance within the composition. This is achieved by placing the building on the other side of the picture, being the same size as the sign it makes the image seem less asymmetrical. The photographer may have wanted the viewer to notice the rust on the out sign making it seem like the sign is old and "moving out" while also being able to view the deteriorating building in the background.
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| Photograph by: Matt Granz |
This photograph shows an example of off center subject without balance because the subject is the lighthouse and there isn't an equal subject on the opposite side of the image. I feel like the photographer was trying to create a sense of serenity with the colors in the picture but since it is off balance, it just feels unnatural.
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| Photo by: Rachel Felling |
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| Photo by: Rachel Felling |
This image is close to being balanced but not quite because the image is not quite in the center of the image.
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| Photo by: Rachel Felling |
This image is not balanced because the cup in off in the corner not even fully in the shot.
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| Photo by: Rachel Felling |
This image is definitely not balanced, because eh cup is cockeyed on the side of the image making it not a balanced image.
