Essential Question

    1. How did studying photographic design help me become a better photographer?
 Answer:
During this course, I had studied the parts of camera, and it letting me know more about the camera compare to before; I had learned how to use a real camera instead of using an electrical camera; I learned how to develop pictures in the dark room; I learn how use enlarger and other tools; I'm getting better at light control and other basic skills that are very important to photographer.  All this had improved myself and helped me become a better photographer. 

    2. How was I environment conscious in this project?
 Answer:
There are a lots of conscious in this project: The lights ( It effect the result of a picture, so it is very important. I either turn off the lights or wait unit afternoon sometime even after sunset in order to get a good picture), How to arrange the items to suit the term.  Also, the most important is that I don’t have a camera but an electrical. 
3. Did I have any challenges with technology while doing this project? How did I solve them?
Answer:
Yes, and a lot.  As I mention, I’m don’t have a camera.  Many function are not on my cell phone, so I have to use Photoshop the picture to create the meaning of the term we needs to represent.

Camera/Subject placement-- Diagonal Placement

Composition:
                      How well did you arrange the composition to illustrate the design term?
 Answer:  
                      Good, 'cause in this picture, i did a good job on arrange the composition and i had also illustrate the design term.  
                     
Contrast: 
                      How successful were you in using value contrast to emphasis your design term?
 Answer:  
                      Very successful, the background, the lighting and the shadow had emphasized the subject in this picture.
                     
Communication: 
                    
Answer:  
                       yes. because the subject in this picture is in slope. which it suit the term: Diagonal placement
 Self Level:  3

Clarity - Blurry

Composition:
                      How well did you arrange the composition to illustrate the design term?
 Answer:  
                      I did a good job on arrange the composition to illustrate the design term, the picture is very blurry and out of forces.
Contrast: 
                      How successful were you in using value contrast to emphasis your design term?
 Answer:  
                       Very successful in this picture, i used good value of contrast to emphasis my design term. the picture is bright but blurry, and the shadow plus the background had also emphasized the design term
Communication: 
                      How well does your subject matter suit the term? 
Answer:  
                       My subject matter suit the term very well: you can see the picture is very blurry
 Self Level:  3

Clarity - Crisp

Composition:
                      How well did you arrange the composition to illustrate the design term?
 Answer:  
                      I did a good job on arrange the composition to illustrate the design term, the picture is very clear and forces.
Contrast: 
                      How successful were you in using value contrast to emphasis your design term?
 Answer:  
                       Very successful in this picture, i used good value of contrast to emphasis my design term. the picture is bright, and the shadow plus the background had also emphasized the design term
Communication: 
                      How well does your subject matter suit the term? 
Answer:  
                       My subject matter suit the term very well: you can see the picture is crisp
Self Level:  3

Contrast --High value

Composition:
                      How well did you arrange the composition to illustrate the design term?
 Answer:  
                      I did a good job on arrange the composition to illustrate the design term, the picture was taken under a high lighting and with flash.  I turn on the lights in order to increase the feeling.
Contrast: 
                      How successful were you in using value contrast to emphasis your design term?
 Answer:  
                       Very successful in this picture, i used good value of contrast to emphasis my design term. the picture is bright, and the shadow had also emphasized the design term
Communication: 
                      How well does your subject matter suit the term? 
Answer:  
                       My subject matter suit the term very well: you can see the picture was taken under high value
Self Level:  3

Contrast -- Low Value

Composition:
                      How well did you arrange the composition to illustrate the design term?
 Answer:  
                      I did a good job on arrange the composition to illustrate the design term, the picture was taken under a low lighting and without flash.  I turn off the lights and left a few, then i put them into the corner.
Contrast: 
                      How successful were you in using value contrast to emphasis your design term?
 Answer:  
                       Very successful in this picture, i used good value of contrast to emphasis my design term. the picture is dark, and the shadow had also emphasized the design term
Communication: 
                      How well does your subject matter suit the term? 
Answer:  
                       My subject matter suit the term very well: you can see the picture was taken under low value
Self Level:  3

Design Awareness Blog. Principle of Art---Rhythm

Composition:
                      How well did you arrange the composition to illustrate the design term?
 Answer:  
                      I did a good job on arrange the composition to illustrate the design term, I used a group of orange to create the principle -- rhythm.
Contrast: 
                      How successful were you in using value contrast to emphasis your design term?
 Answer:  
                       Very successful in this picture, i used good value of contrast to emphasis my design term.  the picture is very forces and clear, as i mention from above question, the deep background had emphasized the term.
Communication: 
                      How well does your subject matter suit the term? 
Answer:  
                       My subject matter suit the term very well: you can see the rhythm in this picture
Self Level:  3

Design Awareness Blog. Camera/Subject Placement---Vertical Camera Orientation

Composition:
                      How well did you arrange the composition to illustrate the design term?
 Answer:  
                      Very well, in this picture, I used angles to illustrate the subjects. the picture is sharp, and the composition and the arranging are good too.
Contrast: 
                      How successful were you in using value contrast to emphasis your design term?
 Answer:  
                      The light of reflection in this picture had effected by the angle, the background and the basket had emphasized my design term.
Communication: 
                      How well does your subject matter suit the term? 
Answer:  
                      the picture is vertical, so is obvious that my subject matter suit the term

Self Level: 3

Design Awareness Blog. Camera/Subject Placement---Horizontal Camera Orientation

Composition:

                   How well did you arrange the composition to illustrate the design term?

Answer:  

                   I believe i did a good job on arrange the composition to illustrate my design term, it is a horizontal picture and with a full shot. The picture is sharp and clear with great forces.

Contrast: 
                      How successful were you in using value contrast to emphasis your design term?

Answer: 

                      Very successful, in the picture, the white and black are the value of contrast and it had emphasized the subjects in the picture.  also, the reflections had emphasized the subjects too.

 
Communication: 
                      How well does your subject matter suit the term? 
Answer:  

                      Very well,, because it is a horizontal picture.

Self Level : 3 

Design Awareness Blog. Principle of Art---Harmony

Composition:
                      How well did you arrange the composition to illustrate the design term?
 Answer:  
                      I did a good job on arrange the composition to illustrate the design term, I used two smiler cup two create the principle -- Harmony, the dark table and the whit background had high lighted the cup and its meaning.  
Contrast: 
                      How successful were you in using value contrast to emphasis your design term?
 Answer:  
                       Very successful in this picture, i used good value of contrast to emphasis my design term.  the picture is very forces and clear, as i mention from above question, the table had high lighted the white cups; also, the white background had also high lighted the shadow that made by the cap: which also emphasis the cups and the design term.
Communication: 
                      How well does your subject matter suit the term? 
Answer:  
                       My subject matter suit the term very well: two smiler cups had created the term -- harmony  
Self Level:  3

Design Awareness Blog. Principle of Art---Variety

Composition:
                      How well did you arrange the composition to illustrate the design term?
Contrast: 
                      How successful were you in using value contrast to emphasis your design term?
Communication: 
                      How well does your subject matter suit the term? 

Answer: good arranging on the composition to illustrate the design term, the light ( it had created a very fancy feeling), the shadow ( it had emphasized the subjects), and  also the background ( it had also emphasized the subjects).  for this picture, is sharp and clear. and also i used 4 different kinds of subject to represent the term.

Self Level: 3

Design Awareness Blog. Camera/Subject Placement---Low angle

Composition:
                      How well did you arrange the composition to illustrate the design term?
 Answer:
                      I did a good job on arranging the composition to illustrate the design term in this picture, i took this picture at a low angle.  just the process, i need to consider the position of the subject and also how the light will reflected.
Contrast: 
                      How successful were you in using value contrast to emphasis your design term?
 Answer:
                       I think it is very successful in this picture, the light, the background, and also the reflection had all emphasized the subject in this picture.
Communication: 
                      How well does your subject matter suit the term? 
Answer:  
                     My subject matter suit the term in this picture, the topic for this one is low angle, and i took is picture in a low angle. so, it is very obvious.
Self Level: 3

Design Awareness Blog. Camera/Subject Placement---High angle

Composition:
                      How well did you arrange the composition to illustrate the design term?
 Answer:  
                      I did a good arranging on the composition in this picture, and also it had illustrate my design term.  I took this picture at a high angle and i try to forces the picture and get rid of the subject I don't want in this picture, and the result of the picture is sharp and clear.
Contrast: 
                      How successful were you in using value contrast to emphasis your design term?
 Answer:  
                      Very successful in this picture, I had used a good value of contrast to emphasis my design term. the dark parts in this picture had high light the subject on above, also, the reflections and lights had made the subject shiny -- it had emphasized.
Communication: 
                      How well does your subject matter suit the term? 
Answer:  
                      i took this picture at a high angle, so, it is very obvious that my subject matter had suit the term.
                     
Self Level: 3

Design Awareness Blog. Camera/Subject Placement---Close up

Composition:
                      How well did you arrange the composition to illustrate the design term?
 Answer:  
                      I did a good job on arrange the composition to illustrate the design term, i used a dark background and white little kid to emphasis my term.  The picture is sharp and clear, it give us a warm feeling when we looking at the picture.
Contrast: 
                      How successful were you in using value contrast to emphasis your design term?
 Answer:  
                      Is very successful that i used a good value contrast to emphasis my design term, the dark background had emphasised my close shot -- the white subject.
Communication: 
                      How well does your subject matter suit the term? 
Answer:  
                      it is a very obvious picture, my subject matter suit the term clearly.
                     
Self Level: 3

Design Awareness Blog. Camera/Subject Placement---Long shot

Composition:
                      How well did you arrange the composition to illustrate the design term?
Answer:   
                      Very well, I arranged the iterms in order to have a full shot.
Contrast: 
                      How successful were you in using value contrast to emphasis your design term?
Answer:   
                      very successful, the background had emphasis those two subjects on the table.
Communication: 
                      How well does your subject matter suit the term? 
Answer:  
                      it is a very obvious picture that shows this is a long shot
Self Level: 3

Design Awareness Blog. Elements of Art---Colour

Composition:
                      How well did you arrange the composition to illustrate the design term?
Answer:
                      I did a good job on arranging the composition to illustrate the design term, as you can see, i used different color of vegetables to illustrate the design term.
Contrast: 
                      How successful were you in using value contrast to emphasis your design term?
Answer:
                      Very well, the background had emphasis the plate, and the plate had emphasis the vegetables. the bright color had emphasis it self.
Communication: 
                      How well does your subject matter suit the term? 
Answer:
                      Very well, this picture is obvious to show the term "color".  so, my subjects i this picture had suit the term.
Self Level: 3

Design Awareness Blog. Camera/Subject Placement---Rule of thirds

Composition:
                      How well did you arrange the composition to illustrate the design term?
Contrast: 
                      How successful were you in using value contrast to emphasis your design term?
Communication: 
                      How well does your subject matter suit the term? 
Answer:  
 I think i did a pretty good job on arrange the items, also the picture is sharp and forces. following the rule of thirds, the table almost meets at the two vertical lines and bottom parallel line. so, my subject matter suit the term.   
Self Level:  3

Design Awareness Blog. Principle of Art--- Balance

Composition:
                      How well did you arrange the composition to illustrate the design term?
Contrast: 
                      How successful were you in using value contrast to emphasis your design term?
Communication: 
                      How well does your subject matter suit the term? 
Answer:  

                   I used some vegges and arranged them equality to make them "Balance". because these kind of vegges are very light, which had emphasis them self in the picture. two for each side, and one in the middle. so my subject matter suit the term. 
Self Level:  3

Design Awareness Blog. Principle of Art--- Movement

Composition:
                      How well did you arrange the composition to illustrate the design term?
 Answer:  
                      I did a good job on arrange the composition, and also it illustrated the design term: as you can see, the water running down from above.  When it hit the glass-bowl, it created the movement.
Contrast: 
                      How successful were you in using value contrast to emphasis your design term?
Answer:  
                      Very well, as you can see, the background had emphasis the glass-bowl and also the water movement. 
Communication: 
                      How well does your subject matter suit the term? 
Answer:  
                      well done, a very cleared picture that show the audience the movement of water.  so, my subject matter suit the term.
Self Level:  3
                    

Design Awareness Blog. Principle of Art--- Emphasis

Composition:
                      How well did you arrange the composition to illustrate the design term?
Contrast: 
                      How successful were you in using value contrast to emphasis your design term?
Communication: 
                      How well does your subject matter suit the term? 
Answer:  
                      I used 4 orange and 1 apple to created this emphasis....kind of feeling. four same color, shape but one different color and different texture. I am trying to using this way to show "emphasis" through the picture. dark parts (the apple and the background) had high light those oranges. and i think it is very obvious that it shows the term emphasis.
Self Level:  3

Design Awareness Blog. Elements of Art--- Tone

Composition:
                      How well did you arrange the composition to illustrate the design term?
 Answer:
                      I believe that my composition of this picture is well done, and it suit the term: it showed a picture of light coming through the window, and all the reflection and the darkness had created a certain tone in this picture: The depression from a housewife of non-stop house-working.
Contrast: 
                      How successful were you in using value contrast to emphasis your design term?
 Answer:
                      I believe I did a very good job on using value contrast to emphasis my design term, I have to considering a lot when I was taking the picture: I need to control the light in order to create the mood, I shut all the lights off and decided to take the picture in afternoon (Is too bright in the morning).  And it is very successful, the light had emphasis the window: where the light comes from. And all the light and darkness created the tone is this picture.
Communication: 
                      How well does your subject matter suit the term? 

Answer:  
                      I believe that my subject matter had suit the design term: you'll see and feel the heaviness when you first looking at the picture -- and that's the whole purpose of "tone".

Self Level:  3

Design Awareness Blog. Elements of Art--- Texture

Composition:
                      How well did you arrange the composition to illustrate the design term?
Contrast: 
                      How successful were you in using value contrast to emphasis your design term?
Communication: 
                      How well does your subject matter suit the term? 
Answer:  

                      I used different subject that made by different kind of materials to created the term "Texture" ( iron, plastic, copper).  you can also "feel" and "see" those texture in the picture, and all this had emphasis my design term. also, my subjects suited the term; it is also very obvious that different materials made by different subjects means texture. 
Self Level: 3

Design Awareness Blog. Elements of Art--- Space

 Composition:
                      How well did you arrange the composition to illustrate the design term?

 Answer: 
                      I did a good job on arrange the composition to illustrate the design term. As you see, the negative space(Top and Bottom) and the positive (Middle) had perfectly represented the term space.  
 Contrast: 
                      How successful were you in using value contrast to emphasis your design term?
Answer:
                      very successful, the negative space(Top and Bottom) had emphasis the positive (Middle) and created the term: space
 Communication: 
                      How well does your subject matter suit the term? 
Answer:  
                      very well, because my subject matter suit the term.
Self Level:  3

Design Awareness Blog. Elements of Art--- Shape

Composition:
                      How well did you arrange the composition to illustrate the design term?

 Answer:  
                      I believe I did a good job on arranging the composition to illustrate the design term: I used different size of fruits with different color and created the shadow to emphasis my design term: Shape

Contrast: 
                      How successful were you in using value contrast to emphasis your design term?

 Answer:  
                      I believe I did a good job on emphasis my design term,  the shadow had emphasis the brightness that comes from those fruit.  But also, it had emphasis the shape from the fruits. Communication: 
                      How well does your subject matter suit the term? 

Answer:  
                      I did a pretty good job on letting my subject matter suit the term, my subject matter in this picture is fruits: different shapes with different color, and it is obvious that it represent the term: shape

Self Level:  3