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Storytelling . Using Photography to tell, or create, stories. Featured Artists. Zwelethu Mthethwa Born in 1960 in Durban, Kwa -Zulu Natal, South Africa. Best known for large format color photographs. Rineke Dijstra Born in 1959 in Sittar , Netherlands. Best known for single portraits.
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Storytelling Using Photography to tell, or create, stories.
Featured Artists • ZwelethuMthethwa • Born in 1960 in Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. • Best known for large format color photographs. • RinekeDijstra • Born in 1959 in Sittar, Netherlands. • Best known for single portraits.
Elements of Art • For this project we will focus on: • Composition • Color • Emphasis • How would you define each of these terms?
Composition • Definition: the arrangement of visual elements in a picture. • Examples: • Angle of the point of view in a figurative picture. • Placement of light and dark areas • Placement and angle of lines which can keep your attention focused on the page, or lead your eye to certain places in the image.
Composition ZwelethuMthethwa, 2010
Color How does the use of color affect our perception of an image?
Color RinekeDijkstra, 1959
Emphasis Definition: Emphasis is the importance given to certain object or areas in an artwork. Color, texture, shape, and size can be used to create emphasis. How does the use of emphasis help the photographer convey their point of view?
Emphasis ZwelethuMthethwa, 2010
Composition. Compare and Contrast. ZwelethuMthethwa, 2010 RinekeDijkstra, 1992
Color. Compare and Contrast. ZwelethuMthethwa, 2010 RinekeDijkstra, 1992
Emphasis. Compare and Contrast. ZwelethuMthethwa, 2010 RinekeDijkstra, 1992