Pattern Work Diary

During the lesson, Thursday the 24th of September 2015, we were asked to take pictures that included the theme of pattern.
I learnt that pattern can be anywhere, whether it is in the tiled floors or the clouds. Pattern is in everything, anything we touch or see. I found that it was easy to spot patterns

Here is a photo i liked

I like this photo because the yellow stands out well against the green leaves. the pattern is the repetition of the petals and brown splurges in the flower.The petals are in the second and third of the photo, whilst the main subject slightly blanches out, when we look at the photo  what we see first are the bottom left petals and some green leaves. However i like this effect because the ury green makes the flower brighter.

I do not like this photo

I do not like this photo as much as i feel the olive fruit seems to be messy. though it is a pattern, it is not all that pleasing. Also the lightning and contrast are un-even and displeasing. I would have liked it if the olives formed a shape of some sort, making the eyes follow a line round, i know that it was a long shot but i tried and failed.

Progression

If i were to shoot Pattern again i would like to get something that is abstract, requires more focus from the viewer whilst has beautiful colours. I would also like to work on my variation of angles and focus. Here are some photos i would use as inspiration for next time.

Pattern Contact Sheet

with the addition of these:

Pattern Straight Images

I like this photo because I like the way each stem is almost identical to one another yet different, It creates a sort of disoriented pattern.

I really like this photograph, the reason being because I like the way that the wet leaves look glossy, they are overlapping one another in a huge pile of mess.

I absolutely love this photo. I think it is because it looks dark and mysterious. The mold vines were growing down the side of  an abandoned club house. The vines all follow the same pattern/route.

similar to the picture above, this flower has the pattern of purple round the white petals. this flower hover shows royal deep colours and gives off a feeling of power and wealth.

This picture is quite simply a brick wall at first glance, but the patterns are edges are all different. they are different shapes sizes, straight lines or wonky lines. despite all the differences it still forms a pattern.

Pattern Image Bank

This photo is in my image bank for pattern because the black and white on the butterfly represent naturalistic beauty. There is nothing artificial about the photo and I feel like it speaks volumes of self beauty and the concept of not knowing ones beauty. A butterfly could never see its own wings, therefore never knowing its own pattern or beauty.

My second picture i chose is of ballerinas in a line with their hands crossed over each other to form a pattern. The reason this is in my image bank is because it gives off a sense of peace, team work and grace. Ballerina's are known to have exquisite posture and have to be graceful i9n every move they perform. this photo captures the beginnings f that posture but it is quite there yet which feels like i am getting a glimpse behind the scenes.

This picture is the pattern of a Zebra. the reason i used this as inspiration in my image bank is because it is a natural pattern that occurs. No one has manipulated the pattern, the naturally occurring pattern has been seen by thousands and then manipulated into clothing, tiles, everything it can, though there is something special about the actual Zebra wearing what is originally theirs.

This picture of the water hold sentimental value to me. not this exact picture, but lake pictures with a sunrise over will always be special in my mind. The pictures brings an aura of tranquility and safety to me. A photographer will think about what message they are trying to send out with a photo and to everyone it will be different.

I chose to use this picture because the simplicity but meaning behind these pictures are mind boggling. To one, you may just see a bunch of 'flowers' but to me, I see 9 wishing dandelions. those 9 dandelions will have peoples dreams, hopes, struggles engraved through hushed whispers; they will have been caught by others entailing another wish. eventually they'll have thousands of wishes; thousands of hopes and no one really knows if it works. no one will ever know but we believe. This picture to be shows strength, hope, belief and beauty.

Pattern, Definition

Pattern -

a regular and intelligible form or sequence discernible in the way in which something happens or is done.

Pattern on definition- 

pattern is the repetition of a specific design or scheme