Studio - Form

Definition - Form

Definition:

Web Definition:
Depth is the visible shape or configuration of something.

My Definition:
Depth is the shadow cast be an object that makes it 3D in a 2D image.

Design,
Style,
Mode,
Plan,
Cast,
Cut,
Outline,
Skeleton.

Here is a great example of form, from this we can see the way the cola can shape because it has been bent. In this we can see the each crease in the coke can which shows us its outline and shows us the new shape of the coke can which we can tell is 3D.

This image of a hand is a great indicator of form because we can clearly see the viable shape and configuration of the hand which shows us the form of the image. We can see that the fingers are rounded and that because there is dips in the fingers we can see that there is some sort of structure to it.

From viewing this 2D image we can easily determine that it is in fact 3D because we can see a corner and top of the image which means we can tell what shape the image is and we can also tell from that it is 3D. 

In this image we can see that the object is 3D. This is because we can see from the way it casts a shadow that it is 3 dimensional and not 2D. We can also see the shape of the object because of the way it casts a shadow and how it reflects other objects.

Work Diary - Form

Evaluation of Form:
When I started the subject of form, I didn't understand what it meant from a photography point of view, but now I understand that form is the representation of a 3D image taken on a 2D image. This can be achieved by using shadow, texture, light and colour to show the 3D nature of the image. Using shadows to show the three diminutional nature of a 2D image is the best and easiest way to show that the image taken is 3D.

I really enjoyed participating in this subject and taking and editing the photos, I also enjoyed starting the blog and adding my images and other images to it. The day was sunny so I was able to get lots of interesting photos Even though I didn't quite understand what was meant by form at the beginning of the lesson I think that I managed to get a hang of what was mean to be done and managed to get some interesting photos.

The thing I like about this image is how the top of the bench reflects lots of light and the shadow that is cast due to the angle of the light gives the bench its form. I think this works especially well because the contrast for the top of the bench and the side of the bench is so strong.  This also makes it easier to see the form of the bench because there is a bright light on the top and has dark sides so we know that the bench itself is actually a 3D object.

In this image I took a photo of my shadow and edited it to make it look like I  took the photo at  dusk. The thing I like about this photo is that it looks like I took it later then it was actually taken. I also like that I have no actual objects in this image other than the paving. It is my shadow that suggests "form". So this image does not directly show form but hints at it.  Also within this photo there is a contrast between the light I have and the shadows. I think that by using this technique the light emphasises the dark and the dark emphasises the light to make a good photo.

Progression:

I enjoyed this section of the subject and think that if I were to continue to develop this subject I would get lots of shadows of people but probably where you can see their body. Like my photo the shadows hint at "form" without actually showing any at all. I would also like to take photos of large structures casting shadows in the early morning or evening. Its interesting to note that form is not governed by shutter speed but is shown by the shadow it casts. I think that multiple lights from different angles would help to show form better than one light source as well.  

In the future I would like to take photos like this one were you can only see the shadow of the person because I think this use of shadow rather than colour or speed show form the best. I believe that this would be a good shot for form because it shows the shadows of multiple people but you get this shot without actually seeing the people themselves which makes the image rather interesting and mysterious.

This photo shows the silhouette of a person on a window from this image we can see that the hand is darker than the rest of the body. This is because the hand of the image is closer to the window and because the lights are behind the man the hand is further from the light source so the hand is the darkest part of the image. This use of lighting gives a depth to the image so creates form.

Image Bank - Form

Form is the 3 dimensional nature of an image. We can tell if something is 3D by the shadow it cast. One of the issues with photography is that we can not take a photo in 3 dimensions so we have a 3D object but it is converted into 2D, so photographers have to get the right shadow cast to show that the object was originally in 3D. This is a rather hard thing to do but if done well then it makes it rather easy to tell if an object is 3D. 2D objects can also cast a shadow but we can tell from the image tank if it is 2D or 3D.

We can tell from the rock that is is 3D even though the image itself is 2D because of the way the photographer has captured how it casts its shadow. We can also tell the form of this image from the texture of the rock. We can see a subtle change in the texture which indicates a curve which also tells us that the object is 3D.

This image of a sand dune has one large shadow cast on one side this is because the light form the sun is only hitting one side of the dune and the other is kept in the dark, because of this we can see that the dune is 3D and has a point. This tells us that the form of the image is rather like a triangular prism with a tip and straight edges on either side. 

In this image we can tell that the image is 3D because it has a shadow cast on the next chain along. Another way we can tell that the chain is 3D is that because the chains have different angles for each of the chains in the link. We know that the chain is 3D as well because the  the texture of the chain we can see that it has dents in it which mean it is 3D.

From this image we can see that the sticks cast a shadow on the ground which gives the effect of the image being 3D. Another way we can tell that the image is 3D is the way the sticks interact at the root. We can see that the sticks are intertwined at the root of the tree and from that can tell that it is a 3D image.

In this image we can see that the circular stone has it's shadow cast in the foreground by the sun in the background. This makes the image look more 3 dimensional when in fact it is a 2D image. Other way we can tell the the object is actually 3D is the fact that there is a background and foreground because if it was all 2D there would be no back or foreground they would all be the same.

Similarly to the sand dune one side of this building has a shadow cast on it, which shows us that the building is 3D.  Another way we can tell that the image is 3D is that the we can tell that there is point on the two building because the top of the building isn't flat which it would be if it was 2D.

Straight Images - Form