Design Concepts Portfolio J210

This a photo I took from a bridge located in Elkhart overlooking the river that demonstrates the concept of atmospheric perspective. The photo was taken from a higher ground and shot from above.

This is a photo of my nephew playing at the Elkhart Water Park. The photo demonstrates apparent movement as my nephew appears to be moving in the photo but he is in fact stationary.

This is a photo of a birdhouse located in my backyard. The photo demonstrates the concepts of cool colors as the birdhouse itself is made up of various hues of blue, which is a cool color by definition.

This is a photo of a recycle bin that I took. The photo represents the concept of a symbolic sign. Words or lettering are symbols themselves but the photo also highlights the recycling symbol in the middle that is universally recognized and accepted to mean recycling.

This is a photo I took of a tree located in Elkhart that demonstrates the concept of warm colors. The reds and yellows, which are warms colors,  are bright and pop more so than the greens or browns of the photo.

This photo demonstrates the concept of asymmetrical balance and is of a statue/sculpture located in Elkhart's Island Park. The statues face occupies half of the photo and gives the photo a feeling of imbalance in terms of weight since there is nothing occupying the space to the left of the statue.

This is a photo I took of M&M's that demonstrates the concept of gestalt, mainly the concept of proximity. The M&M's are placed in groups close together and are perceived as being together in 3 distinct categories.

This is a photo I took demonstrating the concept of chiaroscuro lighting. The photo was taken outside my front porch and is of a solar powered light, the photo has a stark contrast of light, darkness, and shadow.

This is a piece done by Max C. Escher titled Plane-filling Motif with Birds 1949. This demonstrates the concept of figure ground relationship as the birds fill both the positive and negative space and there is no separation between the foreground and background .

This is a photo I took of my two Harry Potter books that demonstrate the concept of an analogic code. This photo demonstrates that concept because it contains two like items, both are books and are the same title, but there are distinct noticeable differences between them, one is more worn and smaller, that becomes apparent as the viewer of the photo will begin to compare and contrast them.