Patterns in photography

Rhythm is something found throughout the creative arts. We tap our toes and snap our fingers to the rhythm of the music. We find rhythm in poetry and stories. And we have rhythm in photography, too.

U.K.-based brothers JP and Mike Andrews began taking aerial photographs of the Earth after a year-long trip experiencing the incredible landscapes found in the Australian Outback. Using a drone, the pair have continued to capture natural and manmade scenes across the world, stumbling upon unique patterns that can only be discerned from above. JP and Mike are attracted to sights that exemplify how “weird and wonderful the world can look from above,” such as the shadow from a cargo ship…

Repetition “Repetition is created when objects, shapes, light, direction, lines, etc. are repeated in artwork” (www.artincanada.com/arttalk/arttermsanddefinitions.html). Repetition is u…

Principle: Pattern This photo uses the pattern of the chain fence across the whole photo.

Original Art Black & White/Digital Photography, measuring: 71.1W x 106.7H x 0.3D cm, by: Timothy Mcguire (United States). Styles: Documentary, Fine Art, Photorealism. Subject: Patterns. Keywords: Plastic, Bubble, Environmental Disaster, Wrap, Packaging, Bubblewrap. This Black & White/Digital Photography is one of a kind and once sold will no longer be available to purchase. Buy art at Saatchi Art.

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When I started to put this article together I knew two things were going to dominate the subject matter. Architecture and lighting / shadows. Properly photographed architecture is an art unto itself, doing so that showcases the unique aspects of a building, or portions of a building really takes your breath away. Same thing can be said about light and how shadows have a direct impact on it. Framing these photos it's hard to say if the photographers goal was to showcase geometric patterns as…

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First we looked into famous photographers who created effective shadow in black and white looking at how they achieved this and found some interesting images taken which will influence us in our filming. Alexey Bednij- Captured images of animals in black and white with shadows in interesting shapes. Here are some examples of the photos he took: Andre Kertesz- He experimented with shadow to form interesting compositions. Here are some examples of his work: Andreas Feininger- Looked at…

Forget the grand scale of things. It’s time for you to look at objects closer, much closer. Capture intriguing shots of surfaces by focusing on their textures.