Tone - Straight Images

Tone - Work Diary

When I went out to shoot tone I switched my camera's picture style to monochrome, so it would take photos in black & white(gray-scale).  I did this to created greater contrast and emphasis in the tones of the photos that I took.

I think this is one of the best photos I took, I really like the varying tones and contrast throughout the photo between all the different components like the reflections in the glass and the metal bars going across the building.

This is another photo I think is really good with the high tonal contrast between the white & the black.

I'm not entirely sure what I could do to improve upon my work if I was to go out and shoot tone again except possibly try out different angles of things I have already looked at.

Tone - Definition

Dictionary Definition:
- The particular quality of brightness, deepness, or hue of a shade of a colour.
- A slight degree of difference in the intensity of a colour.

Describing Words:
- Light, Dark, Monotone, Monochrome

1) This photo portrays tone well with the contrast between the windows and walls.

2) I think this photo shows tone really well with the different tones and contrasts on each side of the tomato.

3) These two photos show tone really well, but I think if they were colour photos it would not be as effective.

My Definition:
- The brightness or hue of a colour.

Tone - Image Bank

1) This image I find really interesting as the water shows the tones slightly distorted and the open sky creates a stunning effect with the tones.

 2) This photo shows tone really well with both the sky and the grass, the sky consists of a range of tone creating contrast between them.

3) This third photo I like as the water and the sky both have a very nice similar effect to them and then the strip of land with the trees and buildings going through the middle give something to look at and focus on.

4) This photo shows tone really effectively with contrast between the building, the grass and the trees.

5) These next two photographs work really well in black & white and I feel that if they were colour they would not be as effective because the tones would not have as much emphasis.

6) This photo portrays tone well using natural object in this case a tree.  There are a few different tones on the tree and the grass due to the trees shadow and the general lighting of the photo.

Computer Experiments

Extrude

Ripple

Tile

Twirl

Print Techniques

Curves

Black & White

Duo-tone

Repetition

Discussion - Formal Elements

The importance of the formal elements is to help photographers and artists express what they see through words; it is a method of translating mediums.

Lines are useful for describing the very basis foundation of any image or piece of art as they generally make up everything in a photograph/painting/drawing/image.  lines are by dictionary definition 'a continuous extent of length, straight or curved, without breadth or thickness.'  They are used to create the outlines of shapes and and form boundaries between colours. Lines can be thick, thin, straight or curved.

Colour is another main element of art and is very useful and feature in a lot of photographs and art pieces unless they are colourless.  By dictionary definition it is 'the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way it reflects or emits light.'  Colour can determine whether a piece of art is calm and submissive or bright and distracting.

Pattern is another element of art use to describe repetition in a picture/art piece.  The pattern can serve a purpose like a staircase or the bricks of a wall but can also be purely decorative like wallpaper.  By dictionary definition it is'a repeated decorative design.'  Patterns can appear in several different ways and places within a photograph or piece of art.

Depth is yet another formal element and is used to show distance in photos or art work.  Photographs showing depth will usually include something like a path or track that will typically appear to get thinner towards the top of the frame.  This creates a sense of distance to the piece as this is our normal perspective on things.  By dictionary definition depth is 'the apparent existence of three-dimensions in a two dimensional medium'.  A good example of this is the picture below.

Form is used to describe the three-dimensional nature of an object.  The idea of form is created through the use of light and shadows to highlight and emphasise different shapes or surfaces while dulling others.  By dictionary definition form is 'the visible shape or configuration of something'.  Form refers only to three-dimensional things, like cubes or sphere, not two-dimensional shapes, like squares or circles.  The below image of some chess pieces is a great example of form the light source is behind the pieces you can tell this from the highlights around the edge of each piece, indicating a round surface, but the front side of each piece is in shadow.

There are five other elements movement, shape, Reflection, Texture and Tone which are also fairly important but above are the ones I think are the most important of the ten.

Mind Map - Formal Elements

Form - Work Diary

For this I went out and look at things that I could see part of, or the whole of, an object and the shadow it casts.  I think these are the two best photos that I took:

I think this photo is good as you can clearly see the 3 dimensional nature of the pillar as the right hand side is bright and the left hand side is dark/in shadow with its shadow extending from it.

This photo I think is good as you can see the light shining through the window and the shadow cast by the frame on the wall on the other side.

If I was to go out and shoot form again I would look at series of objects that are the same so there is a slightly different perspective on each ones form.

Form - Definition

Dictionary Definition:
- At its most basis, a form is a three-dimensional geometrical figure.
- A particular way in which a thing exists or appears.

Describing words:
Striking, unusual, precarious, terrifying, colourless

1) I think this photo portrays light well with the highlight around the edge of the chess pieces and the dark areas around the front and hints of shadows in front of the pieces.

2) I like this piece as it is like an origami figure with lots of curves and folds and the form is displayed well with the lighting used.

3) This photo show form well as the inside of the shell is shaded while the outside is in light giving an indication to the shape of the shell.

4) I like this photo as the grayscale effect emphasise the form of the tomato as you can more clearly see the highlight and the shadows on either side of it.












My Definition:
- The way which something appears or it's structure.

Form - Straight Images

Form - Image Bank

1) I really like this photo as you can see the form with the highlights around the edge of the chess pieces and the front of them is in shadow.

2) These next two photos show form in the same way with both of them the side closest to the camera is in shadow and the other parts are in the light.

3) These next two photos show form as different parts of the objects are in light and other parts are in shadow.

 4) This photo portrays form as the top part of the 'leaves' are highlighted but the curved parts are in shadow.