Jack McCann's
Photography
Photography
An element that guides the viewer's eyes, line gives a way to convey depth, stability, and mood in an image.
By altering the position of the camera, a high or low persepctive shot can change objects' size, the feeling a view feels, and emphasis on a subject.
When taking a photo of a two dimensional object, that makes it the element of shape. Silhouetes or flat pieces of geometry make for great shapes.
Shape, but three dimensional. A form-centered photo depicts size and volume, show in-depth shadows, and make something feel lifelike.
Using physical movements or zoomed in lenses, filling the frame with a subject emphasizes its importance, removes distractions, and gives a lot more detail.
By dividing an image into a 3x3 sqaure, placing subject(s) on these imaginary lines creates a more balanced and interesting image.
Directional lighting, shadows, and color all give the viewer a sense of how the focus feels whether it be grainy or smooth.
Hues, saturation, gradients, and contrast make the viewer feel emotions and guide the eye to a focus point.
Altering the shutter speed to be quicker or slower can lead to some beautiful photos that can't be made with typical settings.
Using Photoshop and creating a black and white image, its possible to make a certain color or pallete pop while the rest remains dark.
By using low aperature and a nice background, toys can be brought to life with more than imagination.
Clipping masks allow to bring color to certain objects or place images or colors into words while the rest remains untouched.
Using a very slow shutter speed and colored lights, flinging the light around allows for it to appear as a continuous line to the camera.
Inspired by Andy Warhol, pop art uses multiple of the same image yet with different coloring.
Being inspired by books you've read, you can make images that capture the story you choose.
By taking photos that look like the letters we use, we can make words by using everyday objects.
Using pictures you've taken and images online, you can mix them to make them into something extraordinary.
Focusing on hands can help tell a story or make dramtic shots.
Photography focused on the animals/plants of nature.
Photography capturing impressive moments in many sports.
Inspired by David Hockney, these pieces are made of multiple pictures editied on top of each other to replicate Hockney's similar method using physical photos.
Using negatives, UV light, and special blue paper, you can print any negatives as many times as you want.
Taking multiple photos of one person in different positions then editing them together can make for some interesting scenes.
Finding faces in objects (pareidolia) occur when the brain's proccesing areas connect pieces it sees to body parts.