Definition Post - Form

Definition Post

Form: the visible shape or configuration of something.

Words that can be used to describe 'form':

- Mould
- Shape
- Shadow
- 3D
- Concave
- Congruent
- Large
- Oval
- Curved
- Round

Four annotated online pictures:

I love this photograph. It's quite humorous along with also being creative. These are the shadows of camels, with tourists/riders on their humps. Obviously in real life camels don't have legs as long as this. The light from the sun has beamed down on them and produced an incredibly over exaggerated shadow. Even so, it's mainly the shadow that brings out the form behind this image. 2D camels would never produce a shadow so intense, mainly because they don't even exist. Therefore, it is evident that these camels are 3D, displaying their form through a photograph.

There are more ways than one in this photograph that demonstrate form. Firstly, we all know that a fruit is 3D; this kiwi for example. However, using shadows in a picture to enhance the theme 'form' creates a larger effect on the audience when looking at this photograph, so looking at a picture of a kiwi with a shadow is a lot more effective than looking at a kiwi being held in your hand. The different shades of colour on the kiwi are also what contributes to it's form standing out. The fur is a lot darker with hardly any light being refelected from it, whereas the flesh of the fruit that's linked with the core is a much brighter shade of green, portraying how this kiwi includes curves; 3D.

The shades in this photograph are crazy. Each and every wotsit piled up together all contain a shade different from the rest. This is because not every wotsit has the same amount of light being shone on it. Some are in darker parts of the picture, whilst others are covered in mainly light. These shade assortments are what emphasises the 3-Dimensional nature of food products. The apple is also experiencing the same shade and light situation. Around the top curve of the fruit it's a lot lighter than the part that starts creeping around the back. The colour differences bring out the form in the objects creating this photograph.

This photograph is one that I included in my 'work diary' that inspires me for if I were to take any future photographs to cover 'form' myself. I really like this one, because the colours are an addition to why this picture stands out. In the photograph you can't see the whole bodies of the people included in it, only their shadows. This is effective because you don't actually need to see their real life frames, as you can see their shadows that portray their realistic figures. This photograph also comes across as us not being able to see them, but being able to see them at the same time. It's complex in a positive style.

My definition of form: The structure of a 3D object which is portrayed through colour varieties/shades and shadows. 

Work Diary - Form

Evaluation

In Monday's session where I went out to shoot photographs for 'form', I went slightly more adventurous with the grounds that I covered which enabled me to photograph even more pictures. By this, I mean that I went over to the Town Centre. A few pictures that I captured in that area were included in my straight images, which tells me that it was a positive choice to travel over there. I took the most photos this session that I have in any other session and therefore felt that the topic 'form' was a great success. A lot of the photographs that I shot weren't classed as being amazing in my eye, however I believe that I took a large quantity of pictures that portrayed 'form' thoroughly. I have introduced two of my photographs below that I captured in the session; one being a good example of 'form' and the other being a more improved example of 'form'.

From the session, this for me was my favourite photographs that I took that portrayed form. however it wasn't the best one. The shadow bouncing off of  my legs and reflecting over the autumn leaves demonstrates how my legs are 3D and include form. My original shadow has hovered over my converse (trainers) leaving only a minimal amount of sunlight on the tip of my right trainer. This light difference also indicates how my feet are 3D, so more than one thing in this picture is displayed as a 3D object making up 'form'. I believe that me standing on a layer of autumn leaves was more creative than just standing on pavement.

I feel that this photograph of a fence surrounding a patch of flowers was one of my more improved pictures demonstrating form. The sunlight has caused the fence to create a shadow on the pavement next to it, and each individual post constructing the fence have a side covered in shade, and another side drowning in sunlight. The audience are aware that this fence is 3D because not all of it is buried in sun, only the bits that the light can reach, therefore there are different angles on the posts for the sun to attack, meaning it's a 3D structure.

Progression

Even though I was never able to capture shadow and shade alterations on people's faces during Monday's session of shooting 'form', I found some photographs on the internet that have inspired me to want to try it out in the future. The first image I have included inspires me because it's face paint acting as a shadow. It gives the photograph some edge as it's a clever and creative twist on the theme 'form'. I also loved the photographs of stairs and stair railings that painted a shadow of pattern across the rest of the picture. Shadows make objects look a lot bigger than what they are, and create an impression of them emerging from the photograph. It's extremely effective and something I'd love to attempt to try and perfect in my future photographs. The photographs I have inserted below provide me with inspiration for I were to take any future pictures based around the topic 'form'.

Straight Images - Form

Image Bank - Form

Form is the 3-Dimensional nature of an object. Shadow portrays an object in a photograph to be a product of 'form'. The pictures below all include shadow somewhere amongst them so it is evident that everything in each photograph is 3D. Some photographs are black and white, making shadows extremely clear and naturally part of the photo, whereas some are in colour meaning shadow is evident through different shades of that colour. 

This photograph displays more of a reflection, however we can tell that the image includes 'form' because the shades on the pencil aren't the exact same. This is because of shadow. Different angles of the pencil attract different areas of light, making some sides a darker colour.

This photograph is inspiring because not only are there shadows on the two dancers which demonstrates their 3-Dimensional form, but they are also creating a shadow on the wall with their bodies entwined. This image displays plenty of shadow and it is evident that it's a photograph illustrating form.

There is a shadow on the above orange droplet which illustrates how the droplet has a curve. The shadow isn't dark like most, but instead just a different shade of orange, appearing on part of the droplet where light isn't been beamed. Things with curves are also usually 3D. 

This photograph contains a tiny shadow beneath the sphere of string/straw. The ball also looks 3D because the string/straw that's formed it all curl around eachother at different angles, demonstration how it's not flat, and not 2D.