Project 4 : Balance and Contrast

Original - Contrast in Scale

Edited Version - Contrast in Scale

  When I was in Cannon Beach over the 4-day weekend I went into an antique shop. I went to look at the vintage photographs they had for sale and in the pile I found a set of 4 slides from North Dakota. To take this image I had to hold up the slide to the light in order to see the image within the slide. This slide in particular is my absolute favorite, Chief Crazy Horse folding his arms and standing in front of Mount Rushmore is really powerful to me; considering the carved faces represent American History which wouldn't have happened if we hadn't kicked the natives off of their land. Mount Rushmore in comparison to a human is in my opinion contrast in scale considering Mount Rushmore is 59 feet tall. When editing this image I used to brush tool to bring attention to the details in the image. I whitened the background of the whole image, increased the clarity of the image in the slide and changed the color to show the difference in the lighting in the slide image as well.

Original - Contrast in Texture

Edited Version - Contrast in Texture

  I took this image when we went on our field trip to the PSU campus, I stood on a bench and took this photo from up above. With some of the cigarette's out of the water, some in, some half in half out, show's a contrast in texture. When editing this image I darkened the color of the concrete to draw my viewer's focus to the cigarette's in the water. I increased the saturation of the red and oranges. I brought down the light area's in the photo so you would be able to vaguely see some of the cigarettes under the water.

Strong Contrast in Value #1

Strong Contrast in Value #2

  Value refers to the amount of contrast between dark and light. The strongest contrast you can create in any image is by making it black and white. In photography, strong contraswt is useful for controlling the attention of your viewers to a desired subject. In my first constrast in value image I decided to try and focus on the texture in the fur of the little bunny. The darker tone of the back of his ears to the lightness of the inside, and the light areas around his eye, paws, and chest. In my second conrast in value image I increased the highlights and light areas of the image, the contrast, and the shadows of the image. I particularly love that you can see the veins in the ears of the rabbit and you can clearly see the light reflecting off of his whiskers. I find that the second image is a better example of contrast in value because the rabbit itself is white and there is a black rock behind him/her.

Symmetrical Balance