Elements of Photography

There are many elements to photography. One day I decide to take pictures, while doing this I also illustrated three of the elements of photography. The three elements I illustrated were simplicity, rule of thirds, and angle. The top picture is of one of my three dogs. This picture illustrates the simplicity element of photography. My dog is the only object in the picture; therefore the picture is very simple. Many people believe that for an interesting photo you must have more than one object in the photo, but I disagree. I feel that a well done photo of one object is much more appealing than a badly done photo of many objects. A simple photo allows the eye to focus on the object, that way you are able to take in the details of that object. In a photo of many objects, your eye cannot focus on one object at a time; therefore you cannot take in the details of the different objects. In the photo of my dog, you are able to see the details in her fur, eyes, etc.

The second element of photography I illustrated was angle. The second picture is of a row of paint brushes in different containers. The paint brushes in the back of the picture look much smaller than the ones in the front when actually they are the same size. It looks like that due to the angle that I took the picture from. If I took the picture straight on, it would not be as interesting or eye-catching as it was from the angle. Taking photos from different angles add originality and appeal to a simple photo. Tanking a photo from angle skews the photo to make it more interesting and appealing.

The third element of photography I illustrated was rule of thirds.  For a photo to be Rule of Thirds it must have the elements of the photo must meet at one of the intersection points on the grid view of a photo. The rule of thirds allows you to have multiple objects in the photo without one being the main one. In the third picture, of the paint brushes on the table, all of the ends of the paint brush meet at one intersection point. Also two of the paintbrushes line up with the grids. This allows me to have many paint brushes in the photo and have the photo still be organized.     

Podcast and Piracy

     For a class assignment we had to create a group podcast, here is a look at our podcast. we discussed our views on piracy, the effects it has on normal people, and the effects it has on the stars.We had a graphic to go along with our podcast and music at the beginnig and end of the podcast. The music was from Jingles in Garageband. It is considered to be included in Public Domain. The graphic was of ourselves and was edited by one of the group members. The podcast and graphic were completely original and the music was in Public Domain.

    Before learning about piracy and copyright laws, I did not think that downloading music for free was wrong. Now my views have changed considerably. I now understand that many people are by downloading free music. There are many consequences when you download music. If you pay for the music, then it is perfectly okay to downlaod the music. Copyright laws should exist to protect one's work.If we did not have these laws, then no one could say that a work they created was truly theirs. There would be no way to tell who the author of something truly. You would not be able to take credited for your own work, because there would be no way to tell if it was really yours. Piracy is very prevalent in our present society for many reasons. I believe the reason for it to be so prevalent because not many people know the consequences of piracy. Also people think that it does not hurt anyone, but it hurts artists, producers, new artists, etc. piracy prevents artists from  becoming famous or becoming more famous.

    My group and I put a lot of hard work into our podcast. I would not like it if someone used our graphic or podcast for their own use. I would feel as if some stole one of my personal possessions. We put a lot of hard work into it, and I would not like it if someone said they created it when they did nothing. After doing this I learned more about piracy and the effects it has on people.