Still Life

For this project were assigned to take a still life image that was inspired my our family. I chose to take a picture of my track cleats because both my parents ran track in high school and my mom holds school records at Central Michigan University. I used my Canon Rebel T5 to take this image and photoshop to edit this image. Some of the photographic techniques I used are: formal balance is used because both sides of the image are the same, the black and white represents low key lighting, selective focus is used because some parts are in focus and other are blurry, and the laces show leading lines. I used the following elements of are in my artwork: the laces represent line, the different types of shapes, and throughout the image there are different textures.To add interest to my composition, I used these principles of design: the balance that is used is formal balance, the difference in textures and colors represent contrast, and the laces and side of the shoes show patterns. Overall I like this image because I like is represents my family well.