The Combination of Nature and Factories

The message of my triptych could represent the industry society environment in 798. I want my photographs’ audience to realize how the technologies developed so rapidly and what people’s living environment looked like in that period. That means I want them to feel that China’s development speed is inconceivable and that nature and modern technology can survive together. Because they made our society today. For inspiration, I will try to find a photographer with much modern industrial photography experience (Such as Keld Helmer Petersen) and meanwhile find a style that I like from maybe one or two photographers. I also prefer that my photo can be a kind of mixture of nature and technology to show contrast and complement each other. From my perspective, it could be amazing that both natural creation and artifacts can create our lives.

• Value/focus/texture

• Value, line/line/focus

• Line/pattern/pattern

• Line/line/texture

Most of these pictures I took them with the frames so mostly they are very similar to the framework. But I think the stair one didn’t fit very well because the lines inside the picture are not clear enough to guide the viewers. These photos still need improvements.

Albert Renger-Patzsch

When the photographer was capturing this photo, he might have focused on the value, focus, and pattern in this photograph. These 3 points are the most obvious elements shown in this picture. If I were the photographer, I might call this picture “Up To The Sky.” The main subject of this image is the tower in the center. The Angle of this work is again looking up, and the tower appears to be soaring into the sky. So I think this name is suitable for this piece of work. The leading line in this image is kind of the outlier of the tower. And the pattern is the low towers beside the tallest one. The tone in this photo is also very clear because it shows the contrast between the towers and the sky/background. And the focus must be the main subject of this picture, which is the center tower. The photographer used an upward view to take this picture. This makes the perspective of the viewer (human) very small, while the industrial society (buildings and towers on both sides) is very large. This invisible contrast gives the photo a deeper meaning.

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The formal elements are the different elements that build up to make a picture when photographers design their photography work. They helped to create a primary framework of a picture and they can easily turn a simple theme into a fantastic shot.

• Lines

Lines are one type of the most basic elements inside the formal elements. Because they appear everywhere. These lines can guide the viewer so they are also called the leading lines. They don’t need to be totally straight, all kinds of lines can create an excellent frame for a photograph.

(This is one of my example shots for the lines.)

• Shape & Forms

Shape and forms usually mean the 2d subject outliers that appear inside a photograph. These outliers can create the exact shape of your subjects in the photo or define your subject clearly. This could help you find an accurate frame of your picture.

• Pattern

The patterns inside these elements mean a subject that repeats in a rhythm inside a photo work. This is the easiest way to create a regular sense of beauty. Patterns include symmetry and repetition. Patterns also appear a lot in our real life and also they are easy to shoot.

• Texture

Texture in the formal elements are the shots of a surface or an object. But interesting are there kinds of photos that can take feelings and give a tangible connection to viewers. You can through this kind of picture make a connection to real life. Most of all the subjects have their own texture.

(This is a wood texture example.)

• Tone

The tone is mostly black and white. It shows the value from the dark to white. The tone helped a picture to show the value and maybe also the contrast of a subject. The tone can create the depth of a photograph and let viewers focus on the conflict in black and white.

• Focus

Focus on the formal elements basically represents the main subject. Which are the clearest and maybe the largest/nearest inside the picture. Some pictures that follow the focus rule might blur the background to highlight the main subject in the picture.

Abstraction photography uses light, color, texture, composition so on in an abstract picture to express the subjective feelings or impressions of the photographer to make the audience feel the same. Abstraction photos are not directly related to the real world, it’s more about using certain elements to represent a spiritual world, which are not specific.

Because those elements inside the abstract photos are not the most interesting in the photo these kinds of photos are certainly abstracting. Abstract photos convey a sort of inner feeling through visual expression. The objects and elements are not that important in this type of photo. Abstract photos challenge the photographer’s senses and shooting techniques, and these are the elements that can really affect audiences’ thoughts and feelings about an abstract picture. So maybe the elements inside the photos are not the most interesting, but if it give you thoughts, it could be a success abstract photo.