Design+Principles

Design Principles

=Depth= -Draw the viewer into your photograph a. How the picture makes you feel This image makes me feel soft and comfortable. It leads to me being think what is the end of the river

b. The composition-how is the picture balanced The picture is really balanced. Trees stand two sides of the river. The river vertically through the picture.

c. The lighting- what kind and where it is coming from The light is bright. It is coming from the sky. It is the nature lighting which is sun.

d. Use of texture The texture of this photo is slight.

e. The focus of the photo The focus of the photo is the green trees. Actually in this photo, there is no exact focus.

f. The background The background is the sky. The river seems like touch the sky in the end.

g. What is the photo about The photo is about the wonderful spring and the beauty of the nature.

=balance= -Negative and positive space  a. How the picture makes you feel It makes me feel that the Forbidden City is really spectacular and traditional. It is the symbol of China.

b. The composition-how is the picture balanced It is so simple. Only few people are walking in front of the Palace. The Forbidden City is the center of the photo

c. The lighting- what kind and where it is coming from The lighting comes from the right of the photo. It is soft lighting.

d. Use of texture Tough

e. The focus of the photo The Forbidden City

f. The background The sky

g. What is the photo about? The photo is about the traditional building in China. Yellow and red makes up the color of the building.

=Direction= -Leads viewer around the photo

 a. How the picture makes you feel The photo is harsh. It makes me think that what the photo want to express or convey. There are only one brown and thin branch in the middle of the photo and looking like some snow covering the soil.

b. The composition-how is the picture balanced A branch in the center of the photo. The surrounding is snow.

c. The lighting- what kind and where it is coming from The lighting comes from the left top of the photo. The lighting is weak.

d. Use of texture harsh

e. The focus of the photo The branch

f. The background The snow

g. What is the photo about? The photo is about the bravery of the branch. In this harsh weather, the tree also stands on the snowy ground. The branch seems like sinking into the ground.

=Color Space= -Magnetic qualities of vibrant colours  a. How the picture makes you feel It looks like there is a happiness festival happening in the photo. The photo makes me feel joyful and enjoyable.

b. The composition-how is the picture balanced The red lanterns are the focus of the photo which surrounded by the extreme dark night.

c. The lighting- what kind and where it is coming from The light comes from the inside of the lanterns.

d. Use of texture soft

e. The focus of the photo The lanterns.

f. The background Darkness

g. What is the photo about? The photo is about the decoration of the festival. The three lanterns have different lighting. The first one is dark red, the second one more purple and the third one light red.

=The Triangle= -important elements framed in triangle a. How the picture makes you feel The photo makes me feel pity and apathetic.

b. The composition-how is the picture balanced The triangle of the old building. The shadow is the center of the photo. And on the each side of the photo are two old people.

c. The lighting- what kind and where it is coming from The lighting comes from the front of the photo.

d. Use of texture soft

e. The focus of the photo The shadow

f. The background The old building

g. What is the photo about? The two old people's shadow depicts a dramatic contrast. They walks toward a different direction. The two old people bend down without emotion. But the shadow are active and hopeful.

=Element Relationship= -Create the impression that the elements are interacting  a. How the picture makes you feel The photo makes me feel warm. A secret and sincere friendship between the two girls.

b. The composition-how is the picture balanced The girls are in the left of the picture. I guess the background is the forest.

c. The lighting- what kind and where it is coming from It is no lighting in this photo. Only have white and black color.

d. Use of texture soft

e. The focus of the photo The two girls

f. The background Trees in the forest

g. What is the photo about? The photo is about the girls are whispering. The viewer may want to know what they are talking about.

=Diagonal= -Intersect diagonal a. How the picture makes you feel The image makes me feel the power of the unity and the beauty of the ocean.

b. The composition-how is the picture balanced The top of the picture are fish, underneath the fish there are some sea grass.

c. The lighting- what kind and where it is coming from The lighting comes from the sunshine through the surface of the ocean.

d. Use of texture soft

e. The focus of the photo The fish

f. The background water

g. What is the photo about? The photo is about the life of marine organism.

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