Landscape: Activity 5 Blog

Create a landscape utilizing foreground subject matter to create a sense of depth. Discuss how the resulting image is likely to be read by the viewer.

Photo by Abi Adams

This picture is a good example of utilizing the foreground subject in order to create a sense of depth. The tree in the front is the subject, and is much closer than the trees in the background. This creates depth in the picture because the subject makes the background trees look much further away.

Landscape: Activity 4 Blog

Create two photographs in a location with tall buildings or trees using both formats. Create a closed and open landscape at one location. Discuss the different ways we read the resulting images.

Photo taken by Abi Adams

Both of these photos were taken by a river in Sedona. The top photograph is an example of a closed landscape. The camera was positioned on its side in order to show the length of the tree trunk. If it was taken with an open landscape technique, then the viewer would only see a small portion of the tree. The bottom photograph is an example of an open landscape. The camera was positioned straight so that the whole side length of the river could be seen. If it was taken with a closed landscape technique, then the viewer would not be able to see the whole length of the river.

Photo taken by Abi Adams

Landscape: Activity 3: Blog

Compare and contrast a landscape photograph with a landscape painting. Discuss the expressive possibilities of each medium using your examples to illustrate your argument. Choose your examples carefully as representative of the medium.

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Image by Bob Ross

Both of these landscape art pieces take place in Alaska. The top one is a photograph, while the other one is a painting. Both show a tall, white mountain behind, with a body of water and forestry in front of it. The painting is more dramatic, and has large, fluffy clouds behind the mountain in order to make it stand out. The painting is also able to use leading lines (the river leads your eyes to the mountain) while the photographer may not have found a chance to use leading lines. The photographer mainly focused on rule of thirds. The main subject in the photo is the girl in a canoe, which is located in the lower right point.