Line

Runaways, by Destiny Deacon (K'ua K'ua), 2014, 98x75cm, Hahnemuhle photo rag. 

Link for more information on line:
http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/how-to-use-lines-in-photography-compositions/

Texture

Auto Portrait with 12 Disciples (From the series ‘The Last Cannibal Supper, Cause Tomorrow We Become Christians’), by Greg Semu, 2010, 100 x 286 cm, Digital Type- C print

Link for more information on texture:

http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/texture-photography-essentials-and-tips/

Color

Monsieur Philemon Toleafoa, by Edith Amituanai, 2007, C-type photograph, 1050 x 900mm

Link for more information on color:

http://photography.tutsplus.com/articles/7-ways-to-create-powerful-photos-with-colour--photo-1090

Composition

Addresses the placement and relationship between all the different elements in the photograph. 

Lauryn, Luisa, Sini, Hilda. From the series: Tama'ita'i Pasifika Mao'i, by Tanu Gago, 2014.

Link for more information on compsition:
http://www.photographymad.com/pages/view/10-top-photography-composition-rules

Framing

Addresses the relationship between the subject and the frame.

Waiapu Kōkā Huhua: Waiapu of Many Mothers, by Natalie Robertson,  2015, each panel is approx 2.5 meter high

(Installation documentation credit Sam Hartnett )

Link for more information on framing:

https://animoto.com/blog/personal/dslr-photography-cropping-framing/

Repetition and pattern

Addresses qualities that are particular to photography and employs these as creative strategies. 

Oki fa’akama Samoa moni lou ulu / Cut your hair like a true Samoan boy, by Siliga David Setoga, 2014.

Link for more information on repetition and pattern:

http://digital-photography-school.com/using-repetition-and-patterns-in-photography/

Viewpoint

Here is a link with more information about viewpoint:

https://sites.google.com/site/photographycompositionrules/viewpoint-1

Here is a link with more information about fore, mid and background:

http://2dfoundations.wikifoundry.com/page/Foreground,+Middleground,+and+Background

Fore, mid and background

Shape

Positive and negative shape

Thompson, Christian. Imperial Relic, LAMBDA Print, 100x100cm, Australia, 2014.

Geometric shape

Reihana, Lisa. Mahuika (From Digital Marae). Digital print mounted on aluminium, 2000x1200mm,  Aotearoa, 2007

Organic shape, Fragmentation, Implied Shape, etc

Skills and application

What is the difference between skill and application? 

Skill: someone can show you a basic skill, like how to jump rope.

Application: is when you spend time practicing and developing your new skill, eventually creating your own style/flavor/aesthetic.

You need to show both a collection of various skills and the application of skills that are specific to your project.

Write a haiku that helps you remember what skill and application are.
(A haiki has 5 syllables in the first line then 7 and then 5 for the last line.)

575 haiku

You learn a skill first

Then you spend time doing it

Boom application

Shutter and aperture

 Take two pictures of the one subject: one with a slow shutter, one with a fast shutter.

 Take two pictures of the one subject: one with a high aperture and one with a low aperture.

A great resource Lynda.com

http://www.lynda.com/portal/googleplus?org=manukaumail.com