A while back I had the opportunity to take some wonderful online classes “Stretching Your Frame of Mind” by world class commercial photographer Joe Baraban.
These classes made a strong impression on me. All of the photographs Joe Baraban takes for his clients are carefully crafted, using what Joe calls “The Artist Palette”. That palette includes, among other things, all of the elements of visual design: point, line, form, shape, space, movement, colour, pattern and texture. We spent quite some time learning to see these elements and how to incorporate as many of them as possible in our pictures.
Line is a very important element in that it appears in forms, shapes, space and in some cases pattern and texture. Line also communicates different emotions and feelings depending on its shape and direction. Horizontal lines suggest a feeling of rest, stability, tranquility. Vertical lines on the other hand evoke an emotion of authority, loftiness. Diagonal lines are more dynamic and suggest the feeling of movement or direction. Finally, soft curves suggest comfort, safety.
Autumn leaves provide one with some wonderful designs, full of lines and colour.
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