Emphasis

Emphasis was a hard technique to follow, although I think I understood the basic concept. Emphasis is described as the focal point, where your eyes go first. In the images I choose there is a basic focal point on each. In the top one the emphasis is on the entire plant with the background image as the rocks, in the middle one the emphasis is the rocks with the plant as a background, and in the bottom on the pointy edges of the plant is the focal point with the rocks as the background. I believe having a focal point in photography is essential, it gives the viewer something to basic the opinion of the photograph on.

Balance

Balance was hard also hard to show in my photographs. I choose these images because there is a clean balance between the rocks and the plant. The focus is on both objects in the photograph. I believe that the placement of the plant makes a balance between the two objects and shows both images in a different perspective but balancing them out.

Texture

Texture is an important part of photography as well. It brings the image to life, showing you what you can't see unless your standing in front of the object. I choose these three photos because not only does it bring out the texture in the plant with the pointy edges, it shows the texture of the little rocks surrounding it. I believe that texture brings the image to life making it look more realistic not so much like a photograph.

Lighting

I believe color effects an image the most, it brings out the natural light or light that is used. The photos I choose to develop color were 2 darker ones and one lighter one with more shadows. The day I took these photos it was sunny and bright outside, playing around with the camera settings let me change the color to a darker form making it look more like a cloudy day and maybe even casting some shadows on the image.

Photographic Perspectives