The Formal Elements

• Line
• Colour
• Pattern
• Depth
• Texture
• Form
• Reflection
• Tone
• Shape
• Movement

Mind Map- Formal Elements

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The ten formal elements that im studying for photography are lines,blur,colour,pattern,shape,tone,form,depth,,reflection and movement. Line is a geometric figure formed by a point moving along a fixed direction and the reverse direction. Lines appear in our every day life. They are in natural and man made objects examples of these are an umbrella, drains, bricks, stairs,shoes, hair and trees. Lines can be curved,straight,veritcal or horiztonal this is very clever as lines can change the way an photo looks just by its composition.

The second formal element in studying is blur this is an indistinct and hazy outline or appearance. Blur can be smudged or misty looking to create movement in photography. you can capture blur in every day life when people are walking,dancing, jumping, using there body in any movement. You can also blur objects by moving your camrea instead of them moving for example a watch which is man made to blu it would create it to look repeated as more than one would appear on the screen. Blur is something the human eye cant see but the camrea can capture this is very interesting and by capturing these blurred movements in a photograph is captivating.

 The Third Formal element i am studying is colour. Colour is a property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way it reflects or emits light. Colour can be found in our everyday life examples for this is plants,flowers,buildings, walls.paint,concrete, barriers. These objects are man made and natural which makes colour a huge element used in society. There is a huge range of colours from bright luminouse pinks,greens and blues to dull and moncrome blacks and greys. Colours represent feelings and emotions and are what our naked eye see's. Without colour the world would be very dull and not have an affective atmospheres.

 The forth formal element i am studying is pattern this is a reapeated decorative design that is recurring. This is also found in our every lifestyles for examples they are bricks, tiles, floors, wooden walls,drains, leaves, clothing and radiotors. Pattern is a very creative design that is in our lifes. Pattern is found in almost everything and is very eye catchy. Pattern makes things more exciting and is a structure that can be anything to anyones imagintion.

The fifith formal element i am studying is shape this is a external form, contours, or outline of someone or something. Shape is found in our every day lifes and examples of this is flowers, plug sockets, tables, chairs, fire alarms,jewlerry and door locks. Shape can be very basic or very complex but is something that you learn from a very young agge. It is part of our lifes and is the outline of anything we use,see and toutch.

The sixth formal element i am studying is tone this is a effect of colour or of light and shade in a picture which has a slight degree of differnece in instensity of colour. Tone is found in plants,walls,buildings, fences,will barrows, concrete and tiles. Tone is where there is a shade of light and dark in one object this is produced by the weather, the way it has been made, how old it is and how much it gets used. For example if a piece of jewlery doesnt get cleaned it will turn rusty and have two toned of colour in it.

The last formal element i am studying is depth this is the condition or quality of being deep. Depth can be captured from country sdie landscapes, flowers, bridges, train tracks and basically anything that has lentgh and a journey to distant. Depth creates a photo to look very complex. Depth can be taken from natural or man made things thatg converge.

 

 

The next formal element i am studying is shape this is the outline of anything in the visual world which forms a shape. Examples of shapes are sqaures, rectangles and cicles these are basic shapes where as complex shapes would be trapiziems and cuboids. Shapes can be found in our everyday lifes in things such as buildings, humans, flowers, books and furniture. Shapes are easy to notice and are found in almost anything you can see.

 

Another formal element i am studying is reflection. Things such as light and sound can be reflected. In our every day life you can use reflection in photography by looking into a mirror to show your own reflection. You can also see reflection through water, lakes and puddles. As well as through buildings that have glass or mirrord windows.

 

The next formal element i study is texture. Texture is the feel of the object. The textures can be rough,soft,smooth,rubbery,hard. I see texture in my everyday life it appears in almost anything. Leaves can have the texture of being smooth when there new and fresh and when there wilted and old they can have a crispy rough texture. Where as concrete have a rough texture as the material is very hard and solid.

 

The last formal element i studied is form. Form is the 3d nature of an object and is there to show the shadow. If you are photographing form for example a building you need to take a photograh of the corner of a building where there is lightness and darkness to show the 3D affect of the building. Also you can photograph form of a human by taking a shot where they are facing oppostie a light source and you can see the shadow of there clothing and hair to show its 3D nature and then a black silouhette of ther face which will show the darkness of form.