Biely+-+Cyan



This negative based image, Table at the Window by Alexander Tkachev, was printed on Canson Bristol vellum paper. This cyanotype includes the use of a level horizon, to keep the image looking more peaceful, and filling the frame to really fill the image and utilize all the available space. Along with compositional techniques, the artists uses elements and principles of art, like line and balance. Lines are used to guide one's eyes from the chair to the table which holds the teacup and teapot. The image is balanced as the chair is off to the left and the teapot and cup are more off to the right. I really like how empty, yet peaceful the space is, and how the teapot and cup are really simplistic and beautiful.



This photogram by was created by Man Ray. This photogram includes the use of the rule of thirds in which the tips of the peacock feathers are in the corners and off to the sides, and filling the frame as most (if not all) the available space is taken up by the feathers. As for elements and principles of art, Man Ray uses space, pattern/rhythm, and balance. Space is utilized as the artist sort of zooms in closer to his subjects and has them take up the whole space, while using a sort of pattern or rhythm of where each feather is placed and where the base/stems of the feathers lead to. Balance is also displayed as the feathers are placed in a certain place. I love this image because I already love peacock feathers but the way they're meticulously placed is quite pleasing to the eye.



This toned cyanotype, Carousel by Lajos Siro, was printed on Fabriano aquarell paper. It includes the use of the rule of thirds as the chairs aren't in the center of the image and leading lines as the chains lead to the seats and each seat leads and follows to the next. This image also uses texture, movement, and unity. The artist made sure to really show off the rust and texture of the chair closest to the viewer, and one's eye is drawn from each chair to the next, as movement is clearly visual. The chairs being all out of focus except the first, along with the movement of the chairs provides unity, as the whole image is pulled together. I love how eerie yet peaceful this image is as the texture is clearly visible, but the carousel factor makes it more nostalgic and the movement of the chairs is quite nice to look at.


 * Personal Images**

For this image I kept the rule of thirds in mind as Katie's boots are not in the center of the image and they add visual interest. I also tried to fill the frame by being very close to my subject and having multiple leaves in the shot. I also used these leaves to sort of frame the subject, which were Katie's boots. I think this image would make a good cyanotype because of the strong contrast of the color of Katie's boots and the grass with leaves, and it would add a more mystical twist to the image as a whole, altering the ground to be a brighter more electric color, and the boots would just be a pretty color that would still have contrast compared to the ground.

For this image I used the rule of thirds when it came to the bench because the part coming toward the viewer is at an intersecting point, adding visual interest. I also used leading lines as the viewer's eyes begin at the part of the bench closest to them and leads them to the rest of the bench and the prairie grass. I filled the frame as the bench and its base takes up over half of the image. I think this would make a good cyanotype because if the grass was a blue and the bench was a black or white, a viewer's eyes would be more intrigued by simple grass, and if it was the opposite, with the bench being a blue and the grass being black or white, there would just be more added emphasis on the bench. I feel like the change in color would also add an even more eerie and lonely vibe to the image, enhancing the features I personally find enjoyable and intriguing.

For this image I really filled the frame using the trees with the sky peeking through and used the branches from the trees closest to the viewer to frame the image as a whole. These branches lead to the other branches, which lead to the sky and tie the whole image together. I also made sure that my horizon line was level in order to display a calmer image, free of the discord and anxiousness of non-level horizons. I think this would make a good cyanotype because the inverse of a blue sky and white or black trees adds a really cool, but kind of eerie vibe to the image, which is what I envision.