Photography

Photography

Four Techniques

1.      Disturbance:  means that something in the photo is cut off along the edge that makes up the photo. The object that is cut off, creates a secondary frame in which something is the focus.                  AKA: A frame inside a frame.

2.      Proximity: the distance between camera and subject. Up close and personal

3.      Vantage Point: where you are taking the picture from, anywhere except eye level.  Experiment and have fun.

4.      Place: Idea of where the image was taken.

Three Compositional rules

1. Golden Triangle

1. Golden Spiral

1. Rule of thirds 

 Some Examples:



Proximity/ Golden Triangle



Disturbance/ Rule of thirds

Vantage Point/Golden Spiral

 

Place/Vantage Point/Golden Triangle



Place/ Golden Triangle

Some ways you could incorporating photography techniques into art education are: Looking at works of art for elements and techniques of photography.  Using photography the students take for college, in printmaking, and to work from in painting projects. I use my photography to work from in a lot of my art, from painting and ceramics,  to printmaking. You can also starting a student photography section for the school paper and yearbook.

Types of subject matters students could photography are: School events, Friends & Family,  personal environments (bedrooms, hangouts, place they like to go), Pets, Social events, Free time, Items of representational meaning, vacation time. landscapes.

Students can use cell phones, free apps, and computer programs for photography.