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Sep 18, 2011

Hello

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I just came to say, "Hello."

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Feb 12, 2011

Understanding and Using Ansel Adam's Zone System

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The Zone System is a technique that was formulated by Ansel Adams and Fred Archer back in the 1930′s. It is an approach to a standardized way of working that guarantees a correct exposure in every situation, even in the trickiest lighting conditions such as back lighting, extreme difference between light and shadow areas of a scene, and many similar conditions that are most likely going to throw off your camera’s metering giving you a completely incorrect exposure. (Continue reading on website...)

[http://photo.tutsplus.com/articles/theory/understanding-using-ansel-adams-zone-system/]

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Feb 8, 2011

25 Art Terms You Should Know

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Twenty-five various art terms you should be familiar when viewing others' work and offering critique (even being aware of them within your own medium).

LINES - vertical/ horizontal/ diagonal / curved / leading lines/ line structure

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^{Rick-the-trick | Geoss | kaotic-design}

SHAPES
- the physical characteristics of a particular subject or object / positive and negative space

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| Shapes in the VoidI saw a face
before I was born
Its wide eyes were crystal orbs
murky with reasonless terror,
from whence a single innocent
tear bubbled and slithered
down a hollow, unfed cheek
Its asymmetrical ears were closed off,
insensitive to sound, and only present
as awkward bits of flesh with potential
for some unknown purpose
Its shrunken nose was pointed straight at me,
so close I could feel a slight breath,
a single touch in an empty atmosphere
And in its gaping mouth, lined
with thin lips for borders and
jagged yellow teeth acting as
young stalagmites and stalactites,
slowly closing into columns,
was the pathway
into the future

^{Lucky4unMe | Ellygator | ToaAkatsuki}

FORMS
- the shape and structure of a subject or object / a 3-D representation of shape

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^{baba49 | Damian1978 | Winternia}

TEXTURE
- the surface characteristics of an object or subject (more effected when compared and contrasted)

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09-10 Fall Sports Divider Page by mceledonia

^{BumbleBears | mamapopo | mceledonia}

PATTERNS
- repeated shapes and forms / repetition / alternation / progression

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^{andrewf1 | VerdePero | shiwatsu}

POINT OF VIEW
- camera angle (high / low / near / far)

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^{BurningPaperSun | IrondoomDesign | JilliD}

EYE MOVEMENT
- compositional elements that draw the viewers' attention and create a feeling of visual excitement

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^{Leonidafremov | cadrage | beaucoupzero}

CONTRAST
- to show noticeable differences (light & dark / rough&smooth / etc.)

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^{arctoa | lwc71 | i-04}

AESTHETIC QUALITY
- having to do with the qualities of beauty or artistic expression

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^{airyfairyamy | Darkalia | gregoriousone}

SYMBOLIC QUALITY
- something that stands for or represents something else

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The Third of February 2006 by Hyperborean

^{girlymonkey | Pteradolphin18 | Hyperborean}

TONAL RANGE
- from black to various grays to white / the tonalities of a particular range of colors

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^{longerwaves | miskis | Art2mys}

LEADING LINES
- visual and design elements that draw the viewers attention from the edges of the frame into the composition and/or to an important element

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^{FelixKlee | Apachennov | tackyshack}

EMPHASIS
- elements that attract or control the viewers' interest

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^{Trafial | monika-es | zimleea}

COMPOSITIONAL BALANCE
- formal (symmetric) / informal (asymmetric) / the basic framework or structure of the image

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^{C-Jook | MNLboy | CiSheep}

RULE OF THIRDS
- an application of informal balance in which the major elements are aligned within a vertical and horizontal thirds grid / often used to offset the subject from the center of the image. Also note the golden mean/ratio

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^{WisdomsPearl | forgottenx | LilifIlane}

POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SPACE
- the shapes created by the actual subject(s) / object(s) and the spaces that surround them

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^{shume | imbilde | agnes-cecile}

FOREGROUND / BACKGROUND RELATIONSHIP
- how elements within the front (foreground) relate to the elements within the background

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^{willbl | ruhegeist | Dolore}

UNITY
- compositional elements that tend to unify or connect the overall / visual arrangement

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^{FastWhale | redmonolithe | Dian3}

CENTER OF INTEREST
- the main or most important subject within the composition

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^{bretimus | heartlesstheif | wwojtekw}

SIMPLICITY
- the elimination of distracting elements within a composition

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^{emikoxchan | Benchmark-Jr | Teague-Drydan}

TENSION
- elements that create an uncomfortable psychological
feeling (I.e. Border mergers)

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^{RezoKaishauri | XawatifX | sonofotis}

JUXTAPOSITION
- the visual placement that is used to compare and
contrast various elements

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Lettre a mon amour by vietkatthroughlense

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^{el-woopo | vietkatthroughlense | Frankendaddy}

CONTRAST
- the tonal structure of the image / how much separation
occurs between the various tones (high contrast-harsh / all black and
white; low contrast- flat / mostly gray)

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^{Shurka | sgwizz | andrebdois}

RHYTHM
- the regular or ordered re-occurrence of an element (pattern)

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^{redchicken88 | mary-m | 8088}

MERGER
- when one subject, object, tonal area, color, etc. touches
another (I.e. a tree coming out of a person's head)

$brass merger by fractalhead$ |

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^{fractalhead | Lotay | Lord-Bmac}

_{Hope this helps!}

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Nov 2, 2010

GE Ecomagination Photo Project

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Turn your Wind, Water, and Light photos into:

    * 4.5kW hours of wind energy for every wind photo
    * 175 hours of solar power for every light photo
    * 480 gallons of drinking water for every water photo

Partner with GE and submit photos to their Flickr group (www.flickr.com/groups/ecomagin…) in order to make a difference through clean energy vision.

[http://photoproject.ecomagination.com]

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Hello

Understanding and Using Ansel Adam's Zone System

25 Art Terms You Should Know

LINES - vertical/ horizontal/ diagonal / curved / leading lines/ line structure

Rick-the-trick | Geoss | kaotic-design

SHAPES - the physical characteristics of a particular subject or object / positive and negative space

Lucky4unMe | Ellygator | ToaAkatsuki

FORMS - the shape and structure of a subject or object / a 3-D representation of shape

baba49 | Damian1978 | Winternia

TEXTURE- the surface characteristics of an object or subject (more effected when compared and contrasted)

BumbleBears | mamapopo | mceledonia

PATTERNS - repeated shapes and forms / repetition / alternation / progression

andrewf1 | VerdePero | shiwatsu

POINT OF VIEW- camera angle (high / low / near / far)

BurningPaperSun | IrondoomDesign | JilliD

EYE MOVEMENT - compositional elements that draw the viewers' attention and create a feeling of visual excitement

Leonidafremov | cadrage | beaucoupzero

CONTRAST - to show noticeable differences (light & dark / rough&smooth / etc.)

arctoa | lwc71 | i-04

AESTHETIC QUALITY - having to do with the qualities of beauty or artistic expression

airyfairyamy | Darkalia | gregoriousone

SYMBOLIC QUALITY - something that stands for or represents something else

girlymonkey | Pteradolphin18 | Hyperborean

TONAL RANGE - from black to various grays to white / the tonalities of a particular range of colors

longerwaves | miskis | Art2mys

LEADING LINES - visual and design elements that draw the viewers attention from the edges of the frame into the composition and/or to an important element

FelixKlee | Apachennov | tackyshack

EMPHASIS - elements that attract or control the viewers' interest

Trafial | monika-es | zimleea

COMPOSITIONAL BALANCE - formal (symmetric) / informal (asymmetric) / the basic framework or structure of the image

C-Jook | MNLboy | CiSheep

RULE OF THIRDS - an application of informal balance in which the major elements are aligned within a vertical and horizontal thirds grid / often used to offset the subject from the center of the image. Also note the golden mean/ratio

WisdomsPearl | forgottenx | LilifIlane

POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SPACE - the shapes created by the actual subject(s) / object(s) and the spaces that surround them

shume | imbilde | agnes-cecile

FOREGROUND / BACKGROUND RELATIONSHIP - how elements within the front (foreground) relate to the elements within the background

willbl | ruhegeist | Dolore

UNITY - compositional elements that tend to unify or connect the overall / visual arrangement

FastWhale | redmonolithe | Dian3

CENTER OF INTEREST - the main or most important subject within the composition

bretimus | heartlesstheif | wwojtekw

SIMPLICITY - the elimination of distracting elements within a composition

emikoxchan | Benchmark-Jr | Teague-Drydan

TENSION - elements that create an uncomfortable psychologicalfeeling (I.e. Border mergers)

RezoKaishauri | XawatifX | sonofotis

JUXTAPOSITION - the visual placement that is used to compare andcontrast various elements

el-woopo | vietkatthroughlense | Frankendaddy

CONTRAST - the tonal structure of the image / how much separationoccurs between the various tones (high contrast-harsh / all black andwhite; low contrast- flat / mostly gray)

Shurka | sgwizz | andrebdois

RHYTHM - the regular or ordered re-occurrence of an element (pattern)

redchicken88 | mary-m | 8088

MERGER - when one subject, object, tonal area, color, etc. touchesanother (I.e. a tree coming out of a person's head)

fractalhead | Lotay | Lord-Bmac

GE Ecomagination Photo Project

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^{Rick-the-trick | Geoss | kaotic-design}

SHAPES
- the physical characteristics of a particular subject or object / positive and negative space

^{Lucky4unMe | Ellygator | ToaAkatsuki}

FORMS
- the shape and structure of a subject or object / a 3-D representation of shape

^{baba49 | Damian1978 | Winternia}

TEXTURE
- the surface characteristics of an object or subject (more effected when compared and contrasted)

^{BumbleBears | mamapopo | mceledonia}

PATTERNS
- repeated shapes and forms / repetition / alternation / progression

^{andrewf1 | VerdePero | shiwatsu}

POINT OF VIEW
- camera angle (high / low / near / far)

^{BurningPaperSun | IrondoomDesign | JilliD}

EYE MOVEMENT
- compositional elements that draw the viewers' attention and create a feeling of visual excitement

^{Leonidafremov | cadrage | beaucoupzero}

CONTRAST
- to show noticeable differences (light & dark / rough&smooth / etc.)

^{arctoa | lwc71 | i-04}

AESTHETIC QUALITY
- having to do with the qualities of beauty or artistic expression

^{airyfairyamy | Darkalia | gregoriousone}

SYMBOLIC QUALITY
- something that stands for or represents something else

^{girlymonkey | Pteradolphin18 | Hyperborean}

TONAL RANGE
- from black to various grays to white / the tonalities of a particular range of colors

^{longerwaves | miskis | Art2mys}

LEADING LINES
- visual and design elements that draw the viewers attention from the edges of the frame into the composition and/or to an important element

^{FelixKlee | Apachennov | tackyshack}

EMPHASIS
- elements that attract or control the viewers' interest

^{Trafial | monika-es | zimleea}

COMPOSITIONAL BALANCE
- formal (symmetric) / informal (asymmetric) / the basic framework or structure of the image

^{C-Jook | MNLboy | CiSheep}

RULE OF THIRDS
- an application of informal balance in which the major elements are aligned within a vertical and horizontal thirds grid / often used to offset the subject from the center of the image. Also note the golden mean/ratio

^{WisdomsPearl | forgottenx | LilifIlane}

POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SPACE
- the shapes created by the actual subject(s) / object(s) and the spaces that surround them

^{shume | imbilde | agnes-cecile}

FOREGROUND / BACKGROUND RELATIONSHIP
- how elements within the front (foreground) relate to the elements within the background

^{willbl | ruhegeist | Dolore}

UNITY
- compositional elements that tend to unify or connect the overall / visual arrangement

^{FastWhale | redmonolithe | Dian3}

CENTER OF INTEREST
- the main or most important subject within the composition

^{bretimus | heartlesstheif | wwojtekw}

SIMPLICITY
- the elimination of distracting elements within a composition

^{emikoxchan | Benchmark-Jr | Teague-Drydan}

TENSION
- elements that create an uncomfortable psychological
feeling (I.e. Border mergers)

^{RezoKaishauri | XawatifX | sonofotis}

JUXTAPOSITION
- the visual placement that is used to compare and
contrast various elements

^{el-woopo | vietkatthroughlense | Frankendaddy}

CONTRAST
- the tonal structure of the image / how much separation
occurs between the various tones (high contrast-harsh / all black and
white; low contrast- flat / mostly gray)

^{Shurka | sgwizz | andrebdois}

RHYTHM
- the regular or ordered re-occurrence of an element (pattern)

^{redchicken88 | mary-m | 8088}

MERGER
- when one subject, object, tonal area, color, etc. touches
another (I.e. a tree coming out of a person's head)

^{fractalhead | Lotay | Lord-Bmac}