advanced photogram

For this project we were assigned to make a photogram that included 4 different photos. I inserted birds, a lighthouse, a boat, and my face onto one photo of a sunset. I used photoshop and the dark room to create these photograms. Some of the photographic techniques i used are: low key lighting, faming could be used because you can see through my face, the birds, grass, and horizon line act as leading lines, and the birds represent grouping. I used the following elements of art in my artwork: the grass and horizon line represent line, the water, my hair, and the grass represent texture, and space is shown in the sky and the water. To add interest i used these principles of design: the balance used in this photo is informal, there is contrast in color and contrast in textures and there is emphasis on the face because the lines lead your eyes to the face. This work makes me feel good because i think that i did a very good job of combining 5 photos together and making it look natural.