I got off to a good start had a reasonable middle section then struggled abit towards the end.
I wanted to use nature as much as possible whether that was partly set up or things I saw out and about.
Complementary Colours
In the first image the colour works as it is almost equal in amount, although the orange is a brighter colour it sits well next to the blue without overpowering it, I think this is because it is not in one solid block.
In the second picture the blue is about one third larger in area than the orange, there is still a large area of both colours but the orange still draws the eye towards it more.
In picture three there is not as much red as there is green but because the green is more muted in the main the picture works as the eye is drawn to the dominant feature of the picture ie the flowers as the rest of the picture is not really that important.
Picture four red strawberries and green kiwi fruit, this is more or less 50/50 split in the picture, I thinkthis works because the red is slightly broken up by a touch of green at the bottom of the picture which stops the eye.
Drawings for Complementary Colours
Colour Contrast
Colour Contrast this was fun to da and some of these pictures came about purely by accident or maybe I am starting to think more like a photographer and see pictures where other people don't.
Pictures one and three were both taken on the same trip out I had promised my mum a trip out for a coffee and a walk, we decided to head out along the coast road I had my camera with me as usual but because it was so foggy I didn't really know if I would be able to get anything.
In picture one the blue and red are both strong colours but beacuse of the water and the reflection they are not fighting for dominance in the picture, the reflection although of the red boat is not solid.
Picture two this was taken at my mums she had an amaryllis she was proud of I looked at it then spotted the daffodils of the table too, before long i had taken the daffodils out of the vase and got her to hold them under the amaryllis luckily she is very supportive and is quite happy for me to re arrange things as I want to take pictures, again they are both strong and bright colours but I think it works also the addition of a small amount of green at the bottom helps frame the picture.
Picture three after coffee the fog had started to lift so we headed back towards the harbour area to see what was happening, I liked the top of this fishing boat and the way again there is equal amounts of each colour making it balanced as they are both of similar strength.
Picture four taken at my mums who wanted to show me her garden when i went to pick her up spring she tells me is the best time in her garden and I must admit there was plenty of photo opportunities around her garden. I saw that her lawn was covered with violets and noticed how were the purple and green contrasted with each other as they are both strong colours I decided to use a reasonalby shallow depth of field so that only part of the violets were sharp, this was to help balance the colours.
Drawings for Colour contrast
colour accent
Colour accent I must admit I used the violets again in this section for picture one I noticed that in one courner of the lawn there was just one small patch of violets, perfect I though for showing a colour accent, the small amount of purple draws the eye and holds it there.
Picture two this time I had help from the dog I saw this ladybird and reached for my camera at which point the dog decided to put her nose in the plant and move the ladybird, eventually I managed to get one to stay still on the top of the leaves, again this works as I think it does in all the colour accent pictures of drawing the eye to the small amount of colour as this is normally the brightest part.
Photograph three is really just a variation of picture one these were the last group of photographs for me to complete and these I found the hardest of all.
Picture four this one shouldn't really work as there are two colours that are both bright and would normally be of equal amounts but somehow this does work but I am not sure I really know exactly why.
Drawings for colour accent.
Similar Colours
Picture two beach huts I was in photographic heaven when I found these further along the coast the sun had come out by now and I didn't know where to start first with the array of colours, I took this one on its own to really show the two similar colours and how they work with each other in similar amounts.
Picture three again on the beach huts but this time the rear of them, as I think its an angle that most people forget, I walked along and found that alot of people put as much effort into to rear of their beach huts as the front with various sayings and pictures painted on them. Again the colours are of similar amounts although the blue is brighter and therefore more dominant in the picture.
Picture four the hyacant the smell of these attracted me to begin with then I thought about using them in the photograph, the old saying blue and green should never be seen did come to mind but I dismissed it as I think the amount of each colour works here.
Drawings for similar colours
Well that's it assignment three completed i am still reading the photographers eye by Micheal Freeman and also the design principles but also I have tried to read the Photograph again by Graham Clarke but I must admit it still isn't easy to read. I have also rediscovered a pile of practical photography magazines and its surprising what information and help I have picked up from these it might only be small snippets but it does seem to help.
All that's left to do now is wait for the final prints to come back from the printers, send them to my tutor and wait for his comments, lets hope i am still on track.
