Choose one of your most successful photographs and write a Structural Frame Analysis. Be sure to address all the dot points referenced in the Structural Frames Diagram. Then write your answer in full sentences. Post on your blog.
1. Does your photograph use any of the
elements of design (
the basic things that can be seen)
- line. colour, tone, texture, shape, direction, size? Refer to them.
2. The
principles of design (
the arrangement of those basic things)
- focal point, balance, harmony, contrast, directional movement, rhythm - are expressed in how you have used the
elements in different ways. Refer to the
principles to describe the
composition of your photograph.
3. Are
signs, symbols or
codes used in your photograph? Refer to the
subject matter - e.g. skulls, flowers, clocks - what are they
symbolic of?
4. What
materials did you use? Refer to cameras, lights, props - exposure settings, arrangement, etc.
5. What
techniques or
processes did you use? Discuss your work
process - e.g. choice of subject, composition, lighting, exposure, editing, uploading.
6. Is your photograph taken in a recognised
style or
genre - e.g. still life, architectural, fashion, documentary, etc. Does this
style appear in a recognised
art movement (e.g. pictorialism, modernism) Can you name a photographer who works in this
style?