Part 3 Working it out

Composition and viewpoint


We are learning about position and scale in communicating ideas and this section will cover 
Scale: the relative size of one element to another
Position: The relationship of components to each other and the frame
Contrast: How much tone, texture, colour each element has relative to the other
Shape: The two dimensional form an element takes
Space: The visual distance between elements
of which compositional elements are to be considered, diagonals, horizontals and verticals as well as subjects that float within the horizon.


Exercise: 
Illustrating visual space with images of a building, a child walking and a tree.

This grouping is both so horizontally and vertically stable 

that I felt there was no need for a horizon. It gives the sense 

of stability with the tree in front, anchoring the house, but 

the eye follows the movement of the child running out into 

the white space.... the unknown.

I added a horizon to give the feeling of movement. The house is angled 

downhill left.The tree is leaning towards the house and the child is running 

downhill, but even so, her thumb is pointing back up towards the tree.

The eye is almost pulled into a central circle of events with the abrupt 

ending of the horizon cutting off any further visuals.

Without the horizon you don't get the same impression though.

Again, no need for a horizon, although the clild is the star of the image 

snuggled between the blocked up visuals of the tree and house. 

The eye is ultimately drawn to the centre, even though the child's image 

is so small.

Nothing is enhanced to be very large or small here, the interest is in the hill 

and what is at the top. Even with many trees the house is the hero of the image, 

everything leading to the summit.

I have to choose which is my favourite and why. I believe that number 2 is my 

favourite. There is something intriguing about the little child running down the

hill. I like the movement and interaction between the elements.