– This is a picture of a blue textile; I zoomed in on the feature so the viewers cannot realize what it is. Moreover, the image doesn’t have a specific purpose of context which also breaks the photographic rule. Another rule this picture broke is that the picture is blurred out, and has no focus, so the audience will have difficulties identifying the object.– It is a picture of Hongdeng. It breaks photography rules since it does not have the purpose and context of why is the photo taken. Furthermore, the objects are cut out of the picture, which makes the picture incomplete.– This is a picture of a trash can. It also breaks various photographic rules. First, the picture doesn’t have any purpose and context, which will not attract people’s attention and confuse the audience. Moreover, the camera technique part of the photo also breaks the rules. The picture is zoomed in and blurred out, so the audience will have a hard time identifying the object. Also, the part of the trash can is in the center, but it’s cropped out; as a result, it will hardly capture the audience’s attention.– This is a photograph of an exit sign; this photograph also broke a lot of photography rules. First of all, The image has no purpose and context since I took the photo without reason. Moreover, the feature is blurred, cut out from the frame, and the feature is not in the center, it is at the edge of the frame. So, the photo is hard to attract people’s attention.– This is a picture of a direction sign, It broke a lot of the Photographic rules. First, there is no specific purpose or context, which makes the photo meaningless. Moreover, the feature “arrow” is not filled in the frame, and the camera’s focus is out.

– This photo is an art project next to the film class. This is a lousy picture; it is zoomed in, so the audience will have difficulty identifying the object. Furthermore, this photo does not have any context or purpose, which makes this photo unattractive.

– This is a photo of a wall painting in ISB, this photo broke various photography rules. First, there’s no purpose and context, and there is no focused feature, the audience will wonder if the people are essential or if the background painting is important. Also, the people’s body is out of frame which makes the people’s head and body is separated.

– This is a photograph of a surface reflecting the light, this photo broke multiple photography techniques. First, it does not have any purpose or context, making the image tedious. Moreover, some patterns are cropped out from the picture, and the picture is tilted, not horizontal, making the picture imperfect and hard to attack people’s attention.– This is a picture of a chair, this photo also breaks a lot of photography rules. First, the picture doesn’t have any purpose and context, which will not attract people’s attention and confuse the audience. Moreover, the camera technique part of the photo also breaks the rules. The picture is zoomed in, so the viewers will hardly find out what the feature is. Also, the part of the chair is not in the center, and the part of the chair is cropped out, it will hardly capture the audience’s attention.– This is a photo of space; this photo breaks a lot of photography rules. First, it does not have a specific purpose or context, which makes the photo meaningless. Moreover, the photo does not focus on an object, which makes this photograph dull. Also, the photo is tilted and dark, so it is not attractive.

Rules: 

1. Rules of Photography

• What is the purpose of rules in photography?
• the purpose of rules in photography is to help the photographer to take more compelling photographs, lending them a natural balance, and drawing attention to the important parts of the scene.
• What are (some of) the most important rules in photography?
• having a specific purpose and context
• fill the frame
• look at symmetries, patterns
• focus on a specific object
• be origin

2. Who needs rules anyway?

• When might it be a good idea to deliberately break the rules?
• breaking rules can allow the photograph to be more creative and juices flow without limitations.
• Do you think it is possible to break rules if you don’t know they exist? Give reasons for your answer.
• I don’t think it is possible to break rules if the photographer does not know they exists, if the photographer wants to take the best photo then they might instinctively follow the rules.

The context in Photography: 

Wrong! John Baldassari

1. Photo analysis:

The photo “Wrong!” by John Baldassari, In my opinion,  I don’t really like this photograph, since by looking at this picture, we cannot know what message the author is trying to deliver. The picture’s filter is vintage mood; it does not fit the concept since it is blurry, and we can not see the details, such as the human’s expression or other features, which makes the photo pointless, and has no purpose.  Furthermore, the picture has many empty spaces and shows a poor composition, which makes it unattractive. For example, the road in front of the people is uselessly large, there’s no feature, and the sky is also immense without any clouds. The author tried to highlight the man in the center by putting him alone in the photo. It, however, didn’t really achieve his intention, since in our class Padlet there were no students who thought the photograph “Wrong!” was compelling.

On the other hand, I think there was one significant good juxtaposition, the position of the tree. The photographer put the tree in the middle to make the tree and the surface perpendicular. Moreover, the photographer placed the man below the tree, which successfully attracted people’s attention. Since the audience’s gaze will follow the palm tree from the top and reach the human.

2. Context: 

After reading the context of the photograph “Wrong!”, I realized that reading context can change one perspective on the photo. Initially, I didn’t like this photo, and I thought the photo had no purpose and had a lot of bad juxtaposition. However, that was what the creator wanted to show since the message he wanted to deliver was, “Why should we conform to conventional aspects of art or photography, why does our work have to be judged? The interesting fact is that an idea cannot be wrong or right as it is executed as a personal response.”