Form Straight Images / Work Diary -

Form -
These photographs are from the formal elements sub-category of form. 

This image shows the form of the human face. The viewers eye is brought to the centre of the image due to my use of shape the focuses attention in that particular area; the reason that I used the circle is because I wanted to experiment wiht the ideas of 2D, the circular shape, juxtaposed to the 3D human form. To improve this image further I would carefully alter my composition and edit it in photoshop possibly in black and white to create tone and depth to emphasise the contours of the facial form.

This image also shows the human form. However, I am currently not satisfied with the overall appearance of this image. The image is not straight and if I was to take this image again then I would reposition the model, select a monochrome coloured outfit to add to the contours of the form and edit the image into black and white to add tone and depth which in turn helps to emphasise form in the 2D medium of photographs.

This image is interesting as it studies both shape and form at the same time. Shape and form are often confused as the two are very similar but one is 2D and the other 3D. However, as photography is a 2D art medium form and shape can easily become mixed. The subject of the image is my shadow which in itself is 2D and therefore shape rather than form however the shadow is created by my body which is a 3D form. This image could be improved by adjusting it in photoshop and altering the contrast to emphasise the highlights and lowlights of the image and therefore make the photo better.

This image, much like the one above it, studies both shape and form and the blurred line between the two. An outline would normally be considered a 2D shape but this outline has been created by drawing around a hand which is the 3D human form. I am happy with the outcome of this photograph and believe that I would not change anything if I was to take this image again.

My final image is again a study of the human form and this is because it is one of the easiest to access and to frame in a picture. I like this image as the figure is almost silhouetted in the scene although I do believe that I could improve this by positioning the model more carefully and possibly adjusting the lighting to help exaggerate the 3D form which should be the central focus of the entire picture.

Progression - 

This photoshoot is aesthetically pleasing although not necessarily conforming exactly to the formal element. Form is hard to depict in the 2D medium of photography so instead I employed the idea that the implied shape could be used in reference to form and that variants in tone could also depict the formal element. If I was to re-shoot then I would focus on a medium of photography that more explicitly depicted form such as portraiture in the style of low key lighting.