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Week 2 Discussion
Design Basics Used to Create Balance
The Chinese have a theory that you pass through boredom into
fascination and I think it’s true. I would never choose a subject
for what it means to me or what I think about it. You’ve just got
to choose a subject, and what you feel about it, what it means,
begins to unfold if you just plain choose a subject and do it
enough.
––Diane Arbus
Diane Arbus was a highly original photographer who has greatly
influenced the course of contemporary photography. In her
Photography: A Cultural History
(2002), Mary Warner Marien writes:
Arbus turned normalcy on its head, making the ordinary bizarre
and naturalizing the unusual. In her photographs of people,
many of them made while she roamed the streets of New York,
clothes and cosmetics are futile efforts to camouflage psychic
emptiness or damage. When Arbus photographed children, she
revealed them as little versions of bad-tempered, mean-spirited
adults. […] On the other hand, her photographs of people at the
margins of society, such as female impersonators, show them to
be more virtuous for having unmasked their subjective
inclinations. For Arbus, marginal people were symbols for her
own psychological fragility and trauma (p. 352).
The thematic power of Arbus’s work is based on the masterful
composition of her subject matter, balancing key elements
within a square frame format, which is uniquely identified with
her mature style.
To prepare for this Discussion:
Review Chapters 2 and 3 in your course text,
The Photographer’s Eye.
Review Diane Arbus’s photograph,
Child with Toy Hand Grenade, 1962
.
Review the websites from this week’s Learning Resources for
more inspiration and examples of photographs.
Consider the following questions regarding the Arbus
photograph:
How does the use of a square frame impact the balance of the
photograph?
What elements contribute to the balance of the photograph
presented here? Would you say this is a balanced photograph?
Explain your response.
Does this composition draw your eyes more to the center of the
frame or more to the edges? Give evidence for your response.
How does the photograph demonstrate contrast, tension, rhythm,
and/or depth?
How does the subject of the photograph relate to the
background?
How is perspective created in the photograph?
Is the photograph more weighted toward information or
emotion? Explain your response.
While considering the questions above, compare the assigned
photograph with Arbus’s 1967 photograph,
Identical Twins, Roselle, N.J., 1967
. Explain how these photographs differ and how they are
similar.
With these thoughts in mind:
Post by Day 3
a response that addresses
three
of the questions. Analyze how Arbus uses placement to create
or disrupt a sense of balance in her composition.
(Approximately
250 words
).
In your post, be sure to:
Refer to one specific example from your course reading.
Be sure to support your ideas by connecting them to the week’s
Learning Resources, or something you have read, heard, seen,
or experienced.
Read
a selection of your colleagues’ postings.
Respond by Day 5
to at least
two
of your colleagues’ postings that contain a perspective other
than yours.
Explain how your colleagues’ perspectives can either:
Align with or complement your perspective.
or
Contrast with or be in opposition to your perspective.
Resources:
Required Resources
Readings
Freeman, M. (2013).
The photographer’s eye: Graphic guide: Instantly understand
composition & design for better digital photos.
Burlington, MA: Focal Press.
Chapter 2, “Placing” (pp. 30–47)
Chapter 3, “Dividing” (pp. 48–61)
In these chapters, you will learn about different aspects of
color photography, including the uses of rich color, pastel hues,
muted color, contrast, and accent, and the relationship between
color and theme.
Expert Photography. (2015).
Balance in composition: Everything you need to know.
Retrieved from
http://expertphotography.com/basic-composition-techniques-
balance/
Garrison, T. (n.d.).
Visual balance—means taking another look
. Retrieved from
http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/visual-balance-in-
photography/
On this website, Garrison explains the difference between
formal balance and informal balance.
Gumport, E. (2011). The long exposure of Francesca Woodman.
The New York Review of Books.
Retrieved from
http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2011/jan/24/long-
exposure-francesca-woodman/
This resource focuses on the eerie quality to the black and
white art of a young photographer on the 30th anniversary of
her death.
Oppenheimer, D. (n.d.).
Diane Arbus
. Retrieved from
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/arbus.ht
ml
This website provides a biography of well-known New York
photographer Diane Arbus.
The following websites comprise galleries that allow you to
experience the fundamental elements of photographic art.
Arbus, D. (1962).
Child with toy hand grenade, 1962.
Retrieved from
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/2001.474
Arbus, D. (1967).
Identical twins, Roselle, New Jersey, 1967
. The photography of Diane Arbus. Retrieved from
http://photography-now.net/diane_arbus/index.html
Benjamin Krain, photojournalist. (2005). Retrieved from
http://www.benjaminkrain.com/
Sherman, C. (1997).
Cindy Sherman: The complete untitled film stills
. Retrieved from
http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/1997/sherman/
***I will provide the online login info for the textbook for the
person I select to do the assignment.****

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Week 2 DiscussionDesign Basics Used to Create BalanceThe Chine.docx

  • 1. Week 2 Discussion Design Basics Used to Create Balance The Chinese have a theory that you pass through boredom into fascination and I think it’s true. I would never choose a subject for what it means to me or what I think about it. You’ve just got to choose a subject, and what you feel about it, what it means, begins to unfold if you just plain choose a subject and do it enough. ––Diane Arbus Diane Arbus was a highly original photographer who has greatly influenced the course of contemporary photography. In her Photography: A Cultural History (2002), Mary Warner Marien writes: Arbus turned normalcy on its head, making the ordinary bizarre and naturalizing the unusual. In her photographs of people, many of them made while she roamed the streets of New York, clothes and cosmetics are futile efforts to camouflage psychic emptiness or damage. When Arbus photographed children, she revealed them as little versions of bad-tempered, mean-spirited adults. […] On the other hand, her photographs of people at the margins of society, such as female impersonators, show them to be more virtuous for having unmasked their subjective inclinations. For Arbus, marginal people were symbols for her own psychological fragility and trauma (p. 352). The thematic power of Arbus’s work is based on the masterful composition of her subject matter, balancing key elements within a square frame format, which is uniquely identified with her mature style. To prepare for this Discussion: Review Chapters 2 and 3 in your course text, The Photographer’s Eye. Review Diane Arbus’s photograph, Child with Toy Hand Grenade, 1962 .
  • 2. Review the websites from this week’s Learning Resources for more inspiration and examples of photographs. Consider the following questions regarding the Arbus photograph: How does the use of a square frame impact the balance of the photograph? What elements contribute to the balance of the photograph presented here? Would you say this is a balanced photograph? Explain your response. Does this composition draw your eyes more to the center of the frame or more to the edges? Give evidence for your response. How does the photograph demonstrate contrast, tension, rhythm, and/or depth? How does the subject of the photograph relate to the background? How is perspective created in the photograph? Is the photograph more weighted toward information or emotion? Explain your response. While considering the questions above, compare the assigned photograph with Arbus’s 1967 photograph, Identical Twins, Roselle, N.J., 1967 . Explain how these photographs differ and how they are similar. With these thoughts in mind: Post by Day 3 a response that addresses three of the questions. Analyze how Arbus uses placement to create or disrupt a sense of balance in her composition. (Approximately 250 words ). In your post, be sure to: Refer to one specific example from your course reading. Be sure to support your ideas by connecting them to the week’s Learning Resources, or something you have read, heard, seen,
  • 3. or experienced. Read a selection of your colleagues’ postings. Respond by Day 5 to at least two of your colleagues’ postings that contain a perspective other than yours. Explain how your colleagues’ perspectives can either: Align with or complement your perspective. or Contrast with or be in opposition to your perspective. Resources: Required Resources Readings Freeman, M. (2013). The photographer’s eye: Graphic guide: Instantly understand composition & design for better digital photos. Burlington, MA: Focal Press. Chapter 2, “Placing” (pp. 30–47) Chapter 3, “Dividing” (pp. 48–61) In these chapters, you will learn about different aspects of color photography, including the uses of rich color, pastel hues, muted color, contrast, and accent, and the relationship between color and theme. Expert Photography. (2015). Balance in composition: Everything you need to know. Retrieved from http://expertphotography.com/basic-composition-techniques- balance/ Garrison, T. (n.d.). Visual balance—means taking another look . Retrieved from
  • 4. http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/visual-balance-in- photography/ On this website, Garrison explains the difference between formal balance and informal balance. Gumport, E. (2011). The long exposure of Francesca Woodman. The New York Review of Books. Retrieved from http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2011/jan/24/long- exposure-francesca-woodman/ This resource focuses on the eerie quality to the black and white art of a young photographer on the 30th anniversary of her death. Oppenheimer, D. (n.d.). Diane Arbus . Retrieved from http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/arbus.ht ml This website provides a biography of well-known New York photographer Diane Arbus. The following websites comprise galleries that allow you to experience the fundamental elements of photographic art. Arbus, D. (1962). Child with toy hand grenade, 1962. Retrieved from http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/2001.474 Arbus, D. (1967). Identical twins, Roselle, New Jersey, 1967 . The photography of Diane Arbus. Retrieved from http://photography-now.net/diane_arbus/index.html Benjamin Krain, photojournalist. (2005). Retrieved from http://www.benjaminkrain.com/ Sherman, C. (1997). Cindy Sherman: The complete untitled film stills
  • 5. . Retrieved from http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/1997/sherman/ ***I will provide the online login info for the textbook for the person I select to do the assignment.****