Friday, December 13, 2013

Composition assignment

Pattern/Repetition



Each of my photographs contain different objects with repeating patterns. Reading from left to right in the first row, the first image includes repetition of the lights on a string, the second includes groupings of red berries, the third repetition of tiles on a roof, the soccer goal contains repeating squares in the netting and the last one includes repeating layers. The second row contains repetition of stone tiles on a patio, the second repetition of Crayola pencils in a straight line, the third repetition of stars and stripes on the American flag, the fourth includes repetition of a paisley bronze pattern and lastly a repeating pattern of shapes in a particular oval design.  In each image that I edited, I brought out particular colors and shadings of my choice to emphasize the element/pattern. I chose photographs inside and outside with a variation of colors to bring about variety and uniqueness in my composition. In this assignment my favorite photographs were ones with texture and bright colors (the roof and the berries), therefore if I were to complete my assignment again, I would chose more photographs with those elements. 

Monday, December 9, 2013

Understanding Histograms

1. What is a histogram? 
It is a representation of the tonal range in the image provided in the form of a graph.

2. What happens to the visual when a histogram is skewed to the left? Right? 
An image with a lot of dark pixels will be skewed to the left, while one with lighter tones will be skewed to the right.

3. In most cases, what does a “good” histogram look like? 
a. There is no such thing as a perfect histogram. However, an image that is fairly balanced in tones will peak somewhere in the middle and tapper off to the edges, and that would be considered a good histogram.
 b.

4. Why is a histogram a good tool for photographers? 
Photographers who would like an evenly exposed photograph, one with a balance of tones will reference to a histogram to accomplish this.