TECH3008
Introduction to Educational Technology
Dr. Alaa SadikDepartment of Instructional & Learning Technologies
TECH3008
Introduction to Educational Technology
Presentation Five:
Photography and Visuals
Visual Literacy Assessment Photographic Composition
Visual Literacy Assessment
Visual Literacy Skills
1. Observation skills
2. Interpretation skills
3. Analytical skills
4. Ability to understand compositional elements
5. Ability to analyze one’s own work
6. Response to color
7. Emotional response to pictures
Visual Literacy Assessment
Visual Literacy SkillsObservation skills
The ability to observe visual signifiers within the context of the photograph would involve:
The ability to notice visual signifiers within the photograph.
The ability to realize the importance of these visual signifiers.
Visual Literacy Assessment
Visual Literacy Skills
Interpretation skills
The ability to interpret the signifiers which have been observed would involve:
The ability to interpret the visual signifiers by using information gained through observation skills.
Drawing conclusions from that information.
Visual Literacy Assessment
Visual Literacy SkillsAnalytical skills
Analytical skills used to define likes and dislikes of visual information.
Would involve: Ability to find and use analytical language. Ability to understand the aim of the creator Ability to understand one’s own personal opinion
of visual information.
Visual Literacy Assessment
Visual Literacy Skills
Ability to understand compositional elements Compositional elements include:
color shape texture
Visual Literacy Assessment
Visual Literacy Skills
Ability to analyze one’s own work
Ability to analyse one’s own work would involve: Ability to find and use analytical language. Ability to separate personal emotions attached to
the work from the resulting work itself. Ability to understand one’s own personal opinion
of visual information.
Visual Literacy Assessment
Visual Literacy SkillsResponse to color
Response to colour in a non-compositional context would involve:
Ability to recognise different colours. Ability to respond to different colours in different
ways. Ability to make judgements about the creators
use of colour in the picture.
Visual Literacy Assessment
Visual Literacy SkillsEmotional response to pictures
Emotional response to pictures would involve: Ability to recognize emotion-based visual
signifiers. Ability to respond to emotion-based visual
signifiers Ability to identify emotions being portrayed.
Photographic Composition
Defining Photographic Composition
Generally the term composition means “putting together”.
Photographic composition is simply the selection and arrangement of subjects (elements) within the picture area.
Photographic Composition
Good composition allow photographer to convey messages and emotions through the images.
Effective photo composition is made by:
1. Placing objects in appropriate positions.
2. Choosing an appropriate point of view.
3. Waiting for the opportune moment.
Photographic Composition
Rules of composition
Rule of thirds Framing Visual cropping Angle of the view Balance Perspective (scale) Moving in close Action Diagonal lines
Photographic Composition
Rule of thirdsImagine there are lines dividing the image into thirds, both horizontally and vertically, essentially dividing your image into nine equal-shaped blocks.
Frame your subject at one of the intersection points instead of in the center of the viewfinder.
Photographic Composition
Visual croppingCrop your photos visually before you take them.
Remove, or crop, the elements you don't need from your photos simply by moving closer to your subject, zooming in on your subject, or moving your subject within the viewfinder.
Photographic Composition
BalanceBalance is correct combination of colors, shapes, and areas of light and dark that complement one another.
Think about your subject and capture it from an angle, viewpoint, or even time of day that focuses attention on the subject.
Photographic Composition
Action
Action in photography refers to the state of capturing active subjects or elements while moving.
Photographic Composition
Diagonal linesDiagonal lines rule is an effective way of drawing the eye of those viewing an image into it and to the main focal point.
The lines could be the shape of a path, a line of trees, a fence, river or any other feature in an image.
Photographic Composition
Different photo compositions
1. Shooting landscape
2. Shooting portrait
3. Shooting different angles of view
4. Shooting panoramic
5. Shooting in macro
6. Shooting lightning
Photographic Composition
Different photo compositions
Examples
Please complete the missing slides[find example and provide tips for good composing]
Photographic Composition
2. Portrait
Definition
Portrait is a representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant.
Photographic Composition
2. Composing a Good Portrait
Tips!
Fill the frame with your subject. Keep eyes in the upper third. Use framing to concentrate all attention on your subject. Create texture. Change your angles.
Photographic Composition
4. Panoramic view
Photographic Composition
5. Macro
Discussions &Notes for
- mid-term exam notice- photo repository
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