Abstract photos of everyday objects
Abstract Photos of Everyday Things:
Our first projects had you focus on composition and the Rule of Thirds to help separate your photos from snapshots vs. fine art photography. To further strengthen this we also tried to fill our frame with these concepts to help eliminate distractions ultimately helping our viewers center in on our intended subject quicker and easier.
SHAPE: Helps you add INTEREST or IMPACT. Shapes help you COMMUNICATE with your viewer specific information. Creating an image that has CONTRAST (Either by light, color, or contrast) also helps give shapes added strength in your compositions.
RULE OF THIRDS: This rule states that if we align (place) our subjects on one of the dividing lines or even better an intersecting point than our composition and image becomes more balanced and allows the viewer to move through it more naturally. When you get ready to take a photo, visualize a tic-tac-toe grid over your image. Once you've done this just try and compose your image so that your subject fits the rule. If you don't get it perfect in camera you can use the crop tool in editing to really nail it!
WHAT YOU WILL DO: Abstract photographs is the ability to capture an object in such a way that it cannot be easily identified (even if it’s the most common object around) which invites the viewer to experience these objects in a completely different way. For this project you will take photos of everyday things by focusing on shape and abstracting them. Take a minimum of 24 photos, and at least 6 different subjects of things with strong shapes, where you've abstracted them. When taking your images consider the objects you're including and the shapes they create. When possible use that shape to further your idea in your image.
THINGS TO CONSIDER:
Our first projects had you focus on composition and the Rule of Thirds to help separate your photos from snapshots vs. fine art photography. To further strengthen this we also tried to fill our frame with these concepts to help eliminate distractions ultimately helping our viewers center in on our intended subject quicker and easier.
SHAPE: Helps you add INTEREST or IMPACT. Shapes help you COMMUNICATE with your viewer specific information. Creating an image that has CONTRAST (Either by light, color, or contrast) also helps give shapes added strength in your compositions.
RULE OF THIRDS: This rule states that if we align (place) our subjects on one of the dividing lines or even better an intersecting point than our composition and image becomes more balanced and allows the viewer to move through it more naturally. When you get ready to take a photo, visualize a tic-tac-toe grid over your image. Once you've done this just try and compose your image so that your subject fits the rule. If you don't get it perfect in camera you can use the crop tool in editing to really nail it!
WHAT YOU WILL DO: Abstract photographs is the ability to capture an object in such a way that it cannot be easily identified (even if it’s the most common object around) which invites the viewer to experience these objects in a completely different way. For this project you will take photos of everyday things by focusing on shape and abstracting them. Take a minimum of 24 photos, and at least 6 different subjects of things with strong shapes, where you've abstracted them. When taking your images consider the objects you're including and the shapes they create. When possible use that shape to further your idea in your image.
THINGS TO CONSIDER:
- Simplicity
- Cropping
- Look for SHAPES, not Subjects
- Create strong visual organization
- Consider adding light to the side or back of the object
- Look for patterns
- Look for texture
- Zoom in close on parts of larger objects
- Arrange objects in an unexpected way
- Consider laying shadows with objects
- Use reflections
- Remember the rule of thirds by NOT placing the focal point in the center
- Your favorite 3 photos (edited and cropped as needed)