PHOTO NOTEBOOK BY: ABBEY HELFEN

ANGER LINE

This photo of lightning embodies the

emotion ‘anger’ by using the design
element Line. The photo contains many
lines that are jagged and zigzag across
the photo. There is also a wide range in
the type of lines present, as you see
thick and bright lines as well as thin and
dull lines.
SERENITY LINE

This painting of a sunset presents the

viewer with peaceful and calming vibes.
The artist uses the design element line
in order to create the hills and horizon
you see in the painting. The painting
contains curved lines that appear to flow
across the page, which gives off a sense
of calmness and serenity.
SHAPE & FORM

This photo of grapes shows the design

element shape and form due to the
geometric shape grapes grow as. Not
only does this photo contain these
geometric grapes, but the grapes are
also a positive shape as they are the
focus of the photo.
SHAPE & FORM BW

This photo of stairs is almost completely

comprised of the design element shape
and form. Besides the leaves on the
ground, each stair level and brick is a
geometric shape as well as a positive
shape due to the focus of the photo.
TEXTURE

When looking at this photo one can

almost imagine what these leaves would
feel like to the touch. This is due to the
use of the design element texture.
Texture allows one to look at this photo
and combine their senses to feel the
plant and not just see it.
TEXTURE BW

This photo of a staircase incorporates

the design element of texture due to the
fact to you imagine what the object of
focus would feel like. When looking at
this photo one could believe that these
stones were smooth given the texture
incorporated.
COLOR

This photo has no focus, it has no

identifiable features meaning that it a
non-realistic painting. The artist used a
mixture of high and low intensity colors,
with the low intensity in the background
and the high intensity in the foreground.
Along with the intensity the painting is
mostly comprised of cool colors with a
touch of warm colors mixed in.
LIGHT

This photo uses the design element light

by not only capturing the sun but
capturing the vast variety of colors it
creates during a sunset/sunrise. These
warm colors created by the light give off
a feeling of happiness and warmth.
LIGHT BW

This photo of light in the forest gives off

a feeling of mystery, as the light is
brighter in the distance where the focus
is not so clear, leaving the viewer to
wonder what is back there of
importance, what is the artist trying to
convey through the light in the distance.
UNITY

These tires are stacked and

photographed in a way that makes this
photo fall into the design element
category of Unity. The repetition of
tires, along with them being stacked the
same way allows each tire as an
individual to contribute to this photo to
make it a whole.
VARIETY

This photo represents the design

element of variety since the main
object- focus- is flowers, however, they
are all different colors and sizes and
create a vast arrange of different items
to focus on.
BALANCE

Within art and photography, Balance, is

seen as being equally distributed on both
sides of the pages, along with the visual
weight being even. This photo of the
twin towers in Malaysia is an example of
Balance with the two towers being
identical, causing the visual weight to
balance out.
RHYTHM

This photo embodies the design element

of Rhythm due to the repetition present.
Not only does this photo contain
repetition, but it also contains the
repetition of specific lines and shapes.
These lines and shapes blend into one
another quite easily, allowing the viewer
to smoothly transition their focus within
the photo.
EMPHASIS

When one looks at this photo, they

immediately notice the green apple, as it
is the only object with color in the
photo. This is an example of the design
element Emphasis, as the photo is
purposefully designed this way to make
the green apple catch out eye and focus
all our attention to it.
PROPORTION

This photo represents the design

element Proportion through the almost
symmetrical scenery. Proportion refers
to how the image relates to itself, when
looking at the photo the two sides
present a proper or harmonious image.
SCALE

The design element scale is known for

comparing objects to the size of a
human body, as a human body’s size is a
good standard reference. This photo
embodies Scale as one can infer how
large the waterfall is since there is a
human standing directly in front of it.