Thursday, 22 May 2014

Macro Photography

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"The Mane"-Shape 
I took a picture of a dandelion because the dandelion's pedals look like the mane of a male lion. I cropped the image so that the dandelion would not be in the middle. The design concept it illustrates is rule of thirds because the dandelion is on the left side of the picture. I also enhanced the colour and used auto smart fix. The focal point of this picture is the pure colour of the dandelion which is to he left. I chose shape for the Elements of design because it looks like a lions mane.
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"Fluff Ball"-Texture
I took a picture of a dandelion that was at the stage of reseeding. I took a picture of this dandelion because the white fluffy stems of the seeds look like fur. I cropped the image so that the dandelion would be at the left of the picture. I also enhanced the colour and auto fixed it as well, I wanted the focal point to be the middle of the dandelion where all of the seeds are. I chose texture for the Elements of design because the dandelion had good texture with the seeds.
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 "The Micro Flower"-Balance 
I took a picture of a small flower because it was very interesting, also it was unique by being small. I cropped the picture so I could get an even closer image of it. I also enhanced the image with enhance colour, I used auto fix as well. I used the contrast and brightening tool to give some contrast to the flower. I also used the clone stamp tool to stamp out some holes in the flower. I wanted my focal point to be the in side of the flower. I chose balance for the Elements of design because the colours balance each other. 

1 comment:

  1. Marcello, your images are nice and clear and you have cropped them to their best advantage.I particularly like the work you did on the white flower. It was very dark and you brightened it nicely and also repairs the flaws on the petals. The only weakness is the detail of your explanation. To get a level four I am looking for more depth of thought. For example;"I chose texture for this image because the tufts on the dandelion seeds have a soft texture like feathers," not just good texture.Or..."I chose balance for this image because the bright white petals are evenly spaced and the yellow stamens are centred inside them. IN addition to that the off-set placement of the flower is balanced by the dark negative space beside it." Do you see the difference?

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