Do You Know the Elements?

When most people take pictures, they don't take into consideration the different elements that a picture can have. Three elements that I use are simplicity, the rule of thirds, and avoiding mergers. Below are examples of these three elements.

In this picture of my almost-3-year old maltese named Mercy, I use the element of simplicity because all you can mainly see are her eyes and nose. The picture is a close up that allows you to only see parts of her cute little face. This picture is simple yet still has character.



This picture may seem odd, but I used the rule of thirds to take this. The element allows you to focus the attention to a few certain areas. These shoes symbolize my everyday life. The shoes that are bigger and closer to the front show the biggest parts of my life which are school and work. The pair of shoes that are in the very back symbolize my most time-consuming part of life which is sports. Using a grid to take a picture helps to focus the attention which is what I had hoped to accomplish in this picture.



The last but certainly not least of the elements that I used is avoiding mergers. By making sure that your background is mainly a solid background, you can easily avoid mergers. The picture on the left shows how to not avoid mergers. My dog looks as if she has cords and part of a table growing off of her. Now in the picture on the right, I placed my dog in front of a chair that is one pattern instead of a bunch of different backgrounds.

 I hope that I have answered any questions about elements of a picture! Enjoy the art of picture taking!

Gmail Studios Podcast

For a total of three class periods, three of my classmates and I worked on making an audio podcast all about piracy and copyright infringement which you can find here. We made everything legally, but if we had used songs or other pieces that were not our own work, we would need to cite our sources. Anything that is in the public domain or is fair game would not need to be cited, but it would need to be given credit.

I personally believe that downloading music without permission from the copyright holder is wrong. That is why I think in this day in age, we should have copyright laws. Today's society revoloves around getting away with using as little money as possible. Teens, and even adults, are now downloading more and more music illegally. Copyright laws will help protect against people stealing music.

Pirating videos, pictures, or music can make people who own that piece of work lose money. If my podcast was illegally downloaded and used for something that I do not approve of, I would feel as if I were betrayed. Whether or not I know the person, I would still not tolerate the fact that he or she stole from me. Please did not pirate other people's work! Companies work hard for your entertainment, and you should just simply thank them by not stealing.