Design+Principles+Assignment

Ana Design Principles

**Simple and Single Point**



The Simple Principle has a plain background. The image focuses on the subject only, it has no other distractions. It is plain and simple.

a. The angle in which this Close-up picture was taken makes me see the flower in a different point of view. I can see it very detailed. It shows the beauty of natural and simple things. b. This picture is also using the Rule of Thirds, the main part of the flower is in the top right corner. c. The light is coming from the top. The bottom part is darker, but also more clear, there is too much light in the top, is too bright. d. The petals seem soft, but not the style. e. The flower is the main focus, but you can see that the top back part of it is kind of blury. f. The background is really simple it is really light colours, it shows the principle of Simplicity. g. I think the photo is about nature and beauty.


 * Depth of Field**



In Depth of Field the camera focuses on a specific object, the rest is out of focus.

f. The background is the other green plants, which are out of focus. g. The photo is about the two red flowers.
 * a. The picture makes you focus on the flowers and their details. **
 * b. The two flowers are in the center of the picture, everything else is green and out of focus. **
 * c. The lighting is coming from the left. **
 * d. The colours are really bright. **
 * e. The focus of the picture are the two flowers, they are using depth of field. **


 * Diagonals**



Diagonal lines draw the eye of an image's viewer through the photograph.

a. This picture suggests a festive and cheerful ambient. b. Everyone in the picture is organized and forms a line that creates balance. c. It is night time so they are using artificial light coming from the top. e. The focus of the photo is the band playing. f. The sky and the field are the background. g. The photo captures a band playing at a football game, or a special event.


 * Triangles**



Triangles in photography work because a viewer's attention tends to see back and forth over the diagonal lines from one triangle point to another.

a. The picture makes you feel like the bridge is really far away. b. The picture is full of triangles everywhere. c. The light is natural, and it is coming from the left. d. Everything in the picture seems to be still and strong. e. The focus of the photo is the bridge and the sea. f. The background is the sky. g. The photo is about all the triangle figures that are in it.


 * Framing**

Framing is a technique used to bring the focus of the main subject.

a. The picture makes people focus in the forest and makes them feel like they are looking at it from a mountain. b. The picture is framed by the walls of a cave, and a big mountain is in the middle. c. The picture is using natural light. d. Everything seems "fresh". e. The focus of the picture is the forest. f. The background is the sky and mountains. g. The photo is about natural environment.


 * Dynamic "S" Arrangement**



a. It seems like it is a really hot day. b. The picture is using the road as a S Arrangement, and it has trees on both sides, which gives it balance. c. The lighting is natural and it is coming from the left side. d. The texture is probably rough. e. The focus is the road and the big balancing rock in the centre. f. The background are the mountains. g. The picture is giving the S arrangement and at the same time making you focus on the big rock.


 * Balance**



Balance in photography is when different parts of a photograph command your attention equally through the interplay of light and dark areas or subjects, or by using geometric symmetry.

a. The building makes everything else look smaller. b. The picture is perfectly balanced, the building is symmetric and it has trees on both sides. c. The lighting is natural and it is coming from the right. d. The texture is rough. e. The focus of the photo is the building. f. The background is the sky. g. The picture is showing how great and perfect the building looks.