Raschka,Maddie-Cyan

= Cyanotype Examples =

**Photographer:** Anna Atkins
 * Media: ** Unknown
 * Compositional Techniques: ** This cyanotype has the compositional techniques of fill the frame and leading lines. Fill the frame is seen because parts of the flower is almost going of the frame, and if the size of the flower increased or the page size decreased lots/most of the flower would be going off the frame. Also leading line is used because the different stems on the flower is leading the viewer's eyes in many different directions.
 * Elements and Principles: ** An element of design used in this cyanotype is line, because there are so many different kind of lines all throughout the photograph. Additionally there is movement in the photograph because your eyes are moving all over the photograph.

**Photographer:** Joshua Jex **Elements and Principles:** Texture is the most noticeable element of design in this photogram. It can be found mostly in the creases of the wings. It adds to the photogram because if the wings were smooth the whole image would greatly lack texture.
 * Media: ** Paper
 * Compositional Techniques: ** One technique used in this photogram was fill the frame. The bug fills the frame making the image look much more interesting, as one side of the bug is almost completely not in the frame. Another technique used was rule of thirds, this was used by making the head and body of the bug not in the center of the page, but rather in the bottom left corner. This also helps make the photogram more interesting as it allows the wings to be more spread out so the viewers can see more of them.

**Compositional Techniques:** Fill the frame is kind of used in this cyanotype. But due to the shape and length of the fabric the cyanotype only filled that section of the fabric. As it went of the sides of the fabric rectangle. Leading lines is also used because each branch has leaves and they lead you toward the top of the fabric.
 * Photographer: ** Unknown
 * Media: ** Fabric
 * Principles and Elements: ** This shows texture, because the entire negative space is white and looks very smooth.

= Cyanotype Planning =

I choose this photograph not only because it has a good range of values, but because of the layout of the image and how well it works. This photograph uses the rule of thirds, allowing the camera to capture not only the flowers, but the fence as well making the composition much more interesting. Finally my concept for this image is that you can find beauty in anything, even if you have to look hard for it. So by using the flower and the wooden fence is shows that even though its just like any other flower it still has so much beauty. I chose this image because it kind of follows the standards of other famous cyanotypes because it is just a simple flower. Also it has a good range in values which will allow the cyanotype process to work well. Finally this goes along with my concept of finding beauty anywhere. I found this flower in the middle of the woods, where there really weren't any other flowers. So finding it was very unexpected. But it is an example you can find beauty anywhere.