Final Photo Manipulation

1. What is the theme you are exploring and why have you chosen it?

The theme I have chosen to explore in this project is peace. The reason for this is that peace is a major issue facing the world today with wars like the Iraq and Afghanistan wars going on. I decided to explore it by showing how more and more people are not just letting countries go to war without protesting it.

2. Explain the use of two of the elements of design you have used in your composition and two principles of design. Why did you focus on these elements and principles?

Elements:

Size: I used size in my composition to show how the dove is a large symbol of peace on how our society is shifting more and more towards peace and not war. The dove is also the focal point of my piece of work

Colour: I used the colour white to show and symbolize peace especially with the dove and I used red to show war because it is the colour of blood and death.

Principles:

Harmony: I created harmony in my piece by applying the same filter on the whole piece of work. This makes the whole piece of work look similar even though they are different pictures put together.

Dominance: The dominant photo in my piece of work is the dove. This is because it is white while almost all of the rest of the piece of work is a dark colour. Another reason is because it is the biggest picture on my piece of work and your eye jumps to it before looking at the rest of the picture.