Work Diary - Form

Evaluation

My first attempt at shooting photos for the topic "Form" went quite badly because there wasn't enough sunlight to create the shadows that I needed. However, the second attempt went much better because the sun was out and there were a lot of shadows created by buildings, objects, nature as well as various other things that I could take photos of. I think this topic was the most enjoyable because the photos are so interesting as you see the actual object (for example) in the image, as well as its formation and outline, that has been created by it's shadow. When taking photographs, I literally took photos of every shadow I saw, which benefited my work because the result meant I had lots of photographs to choose from. I also attempted to take a portrait photograph to portray the human form, by showing the shadows that are created by somebody's facial features. 

Personally, I believe that the image above is the best photo that I took. This is because it clearly represents the formation of the subject of the image. Here, we can see that I have taken a photograph of path rail, so we are able to see the actual rail itself, but also, we are able to see it's shadow. In it's shadow we are able to see it's formation and structure.  

This photograph I believe is the worst photo I took. One of the main reasons for this is that this photo has come from the set from my first attempt at taking images for this topic, where there wasn't much sunlight to create shadows. There is a shadow in this image, but it isn't very obvious. Also, I wasn't able to fit the entire lamppost in the image, so we aren't able to see what object has formed and created that shadow. 

Progression

If I were to carry on with this topic I would continue to produce photographs that display well-defined shadows, as well as the object that has created them, so we are able to see it's true structure being replicated into it's shadow. Also, I would attempt to take photos of the shadows that buildings make, by finding a place where I am able to take a photograph on a large scale so i am able to include the building in the image. These are some of the Form photographs that i have found on the internet which i aspire to achieve if i ever add to this topic:

Definition Post - Form

Definition of "Form" - the visible shape or configuration of something.

Adjectives to describe and/or relate to the word "Form" - Two Dimensional (2D), Three Dimensional (3D), Shadow, Object, Human.

The four images below are the ones that I have chosen to represent the element of form. To be able to show the form of an object, building or person through a photograph, you can include it's/their shadow to signify that it is/they are three dimensional, within a two dimensional image. The reason i have chosen these four photos is because they show a variety of different forms, such as, a human, stair rail, a fork and a bicycle. In these photographs, we are able to see the shadows of these things and can confer that they are 3D. In the first photo, we are able to see the little girl's shadow, but not her entire body. So, in her shadow we are able to see her hair and upper body, but we can't actually see that part of her realistically. In the second photo, which is of the stairs and the rail. We are able to see the shadow of the rail among the steps of the staircase, which has made its shadow into a different shape to what it actually is. So, in reality the rail is straight, but its shadow (because of the steps) makes it look jagged and zig-zagged. The third and last images show the shadows of a fork and a bicycle, which are every-day objects. The photo has been made more interesting because we are able to see the shadows that these objects make, showing that they're 3D.

My own definition of Form - a signification of the three dimensional structure of a human, object or building by showing it's realistic shadow or outline. 

Straight Images - Form

Image Bank - Form

Internet Images

In this image we are able to see a woman walking away from darkness into the light, because of this, we are able to see her shadow. This displays form because it makes the 2D image of her, 3D as it shows that she is also, actually 3D as well, her shadow creates the 3D perception. The photo is also in black and white, so the shadow is more defined as a silhouette.  

This photograph also displays form because its showing that although the parasols are 2D in the image, they are in fact 3D realistically, due to their shadow being created by the sun, which is presented in the photograph. The woman in the image is also a 3D object, but her shadow is mixed with one of the parasols shadows, so her shadow isn't actually shown within the image.  

This photo is also showing form. We are able to see that the staircase is three-dimensional 

because of it's shadow which has been created by the sun on the wall beside it. The staircase no longer looks 2D because of its shadow, which displays the form of the object.

This image is a littler different, as it is a portrait of a woman. However, one side of her face is well-lit, whereas the other is dark. This is because her facial features are creating shadows from the light that is reflecting, which is displaying the form of her face. This shows us that she isn't just a two dimensional picture, but she is realistically 3D. 

Just like the other photos that I have chosen, this image is showing the shadow of a little boy as well as a lamppost (although we can't see the actual lamppost). However, the shadow of the little boy makes him look taller than he actually is. This displays form within the image, because the boy is no longer a 2D shape in the photo, but a 3D object. 

Finally, this image is showing a queue of birds, and their shadows. The birds are actually similar sizes, but their shadows show some much taller than others. This displays form because the shadows show that the pigeons are 3D, not 2D like the picture suggests. The photo is also black and white, which defines the silhouette of the shadows.