Connecting essay - Form

This is my form image.

This is an image that incorporates form that was taken by Julian Velez.

These images are very similar, as they both use a metal chain to create form.

The image by Julian Velez has been converted to black and white, which captures a depressing mood, due to the lack of tone or colour variation. However, I have kept my image in colour, which means the mood it creates is far less depressing.

My image makes good use of texture. There are some very rough textures in my image, which are shown on the chain. There are very degrees of detail in my textures, the ones at front being more detailed due to being in focus. The Julian Velez image also makes use of rough texture on the chain, however, the chain in his image is more worn than the one in mine, therefore it incorporates much rougher, more weathered textures than mine does. This image also incorporates other textures other than the one on the chain, as wood is visible behind the chain. The wood also appears to be a rough texture, however, it has lines in the texture that give it a smoother quality, as if you could run your hand along the lines.

My image I feel also makes better use of tone than the Julian Velez one. Since I kept my image in colour, you can see a large tonal range. There are some very dark highlights on the links of the chain, with some lighter tones around the edges of the links from the light shining on the metal. There are also some very light tones shown in the background behind the chain, which create a tonal contrast between the background and the foreground. I feel that the image by Julian Velez does show some tonal contrast, with some lighter tones shown in the background and some darker tones in the shadows created by the chain, however the conversion to greyscale I feel took away some of the tones that would have been visible if the image would have been in colour.

Also due to the removal of colour in Julian Velez' image, I feel mine better shows this formal element. In my image, there are lots of muted colours that help connote the depression and imprisonment that a chain presents. There are lots of muted highlights of blue shown on the chain, which are muted because they are mixed with the shades of black.

I also feel my image was composed better than the image by Julian Velez. I used f/5.6 to achieve a narrow depth of field, so that only a very small area of the chain in the foreground is in focus. I also prefer the close up perspective to the mid shot perspective that Julian Velez has used, as I feel it lets you see much more detail in the textures of the chain, and means less background is visible to distract you from what's in focus.

Form - Work Diary

For my Form Photoshoot, I took pictures of mostly main made objects that were attached the floor or a wall, as well as some objects that were not attached to things and some natural objects.
Here is what I think is my best image from the photoshoot.

This is an image of a chain on some gates near a car park. I like this as it has a narrow depth of field. It shows some interesting forms, as they are not very regular and are positioned in a disorganised layout, which makes the photo more interesting to look at than if the chains were neatly organised. It also uses other formal elements such as texture and colour to create a very dark and menacing mood.
I think the image below is probably the least successful image of the photoshoot.

I don't like this image because I think it doesn't really inspire much emotion or mood. It does show form, however the forms it shows are not very interesting or unusual like those in the picture above. Also, it doesn't show other formal elements in great detail, meaning there is not much to notice other than form.

If i were to shoot this again, I would try and find more varied and interesting forms such as first image pictured, as I felt that a lot of my images were very simple forms with sharp corners and often based on regular shapes. I would also like to try and implement other formal elements into my formal elements pictures to add more variation and interest to them. 

Form - Straight Images

Form - Contact Sheet

Form - Definitions

In Art and Photography, Form is one of the seven formal elements. A forms defined simply as a three dimensional shape. However, in a broader sense, form is a piece's visible elements and how they unite.
Certain forms could create certain emotions from a photograph, for example, a form with sharp, jagged adages could create a sense of tension and hostility. On the other hand, forms with less edges and a lower amount of edges could be more inviting and friendly than those with lots of sharp edges.

Form - Image Bank

This form is very complex; it has lots of sharp edges and protruding parts. It is very irregular.

These forms are very regular. They have either no edges and are very smooth or have very smooth and rounded edges, creating very organised and simple forms.

This form has very smooth edges, however it is quite irregular as it doesn't follow the shape of an irregular shape.

This is a natural form as it is a Lioness, meaning it has lots of very different parts to it. It has lots of curves, as well a some corners and sharp points.

The forms shown in this image are based around a circle, therefore they are fairly regular. Thy have a sharp edge in the middle of them, and a spherical shape on top.