Design elements

Eye Flow

Elements in the scene that guide the viewer's eye through the frame.

I simply used a piece of white paper shaped to look like it was fading away into the background, making your eyes wander from the bottom left of the photograph up to the top right.

Dominant Element

Usually one main subject in the image, It could be one object or a relationship.

This photograph denotes a phone, simply placed on a background of white. To show that the phone was the main object in this photograph, i raised the contrast of this photo using photoshop.

Simplicity

Uses the essential things to make up a photograph.

This photograph denotes a tick, I drew a tick onto some white paper, this is a very simple image and didn't need anything else in the photograph to know what the photograph is about.

Balance

It cant be symmetrical, asymmetrical, subtle or obvious.

I cut a piece of paper into two strips and symmetrically laid them out onto a black piece of paper.

The Rule of Thirds

• Subject takes up 1/3 of the photograph

• Subject takes up 2/3's of the photograph

These two photographs denote a person, simply standing in different position to show different compositions.

The Diagonal Rule

One side of the photograph is divided into two sections. The adjacent side is divided so that lines connecting to the resulting points form a diagonal frame.

I used two strips of paper and made them connect in the middle of the photograph.

Non Verbal Communication

• Expression

This photograph denotes a person showing a wierd facial expression to make it clear why i have taken that photograph.

• Eye contact
• Still or moving

This photograph denotes the person making eye contact to the camera and is also very still, so I could take the photograph from the floor.

• Clothing

• Touch
• Body movement

To convey touch, he denotes reaching out to the camera like he was touching it, he is also moving which looks like he is getting closer to the camera.

Positional Communication

Relationship between actors in a photograph

• Reciprocal

I got them both to turn towards each other which denotes what reciprocal means easily.

• Divergent

I made them look at the camera, away from each other.

• Object

By using a remote control and getting them to both look at it, draws attention to the object.

• Semi-reciprocal
  

By making one look at the other, and the other looking a different way, it denotes all the attention onto the person on the left.