The readings in general were surprising to me. I am not an “artsy” person, so most of it was
new information to me. I think that the
most interesting part was that the Shore article mentioned how cameras essentially
don’t lie. The discussion on how a
photographer can take a photo from a slightly different angle and create
different perspectives reminded me of a book I once read. In the book, a community photographer was
searching for a suspect along a parade route.
The photographer searched diligently through photos from different angles.
The
suspect was eventually located in a photo (at an angle) somewhere behind a building. This article helped me to realize that
cameras are interesting. I understood
some of the concepts in the Bang article on perceptions, heights, etc., but
towards the end of the book, I lost focus (no pun intended). I feel that because I am not artistic, I
could not really understand what the author was trying to show.
My understanding of visual composition is that graphic
artists, photographers, etc. can purposely ‘arrange’ things and get certain
effects from the audience. This is
similar to how writers can arrange certain words and evoke specific responses
from the audience. One main difference
with visual composition is that there is much more room for interpretation that
written composition. Sometimes, artists
are also extremely surprised by how the audience interpreted a work. While this also happens in writing, it seems
to be more prevalent in art.
As I move toward designing a poster, I think that I will most
remember that colors (light vs. dark), shapes (curly vs. sharp), and heights
and widths can affect how an audience may feel about my poster. I will adjust my poster according to the
overall feeling that I am trying to display. I am a little concerned that I may
not be able to do this well, but I will certainly give it a try. I almost feel like I have to send subliminal
messages to my audience or something! J
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