Shallow Depth of Field

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Depth of Field is the zone of sharpness that appears in focus within an image, with the size of the aperture determining the depth of field in an image. A shallow depth of field is acquired with a large aperture, or a small f-number, bringing attention to the subject in the image and allowing it to stand out from the background while being the main point of focus. I chose this image because it represents a shallow depth of field. It is a form of wildlife photography, which is where shallow depth of field is used more. It makes the leaf the main point of focus in the image, blurring everything in the background, bringing all the attention to the leaf.

Editorial Cartoons

Editorial cartoons are cartoons presenting strong graphic styles that have a political message. Often satirical images containing a social message, editorial cartoons are emotionally charged and bring forth critical commentary regarding an issue in society at that time. This cartoon from the Los Angeles Times is a perfect example of an editorial cartoon. It presents President Trump asking for tax payers to pay his golf caddy and not to be “stingy.” This was critical of President Trump’s first few months of his presidency where he was criticized for spending a large sum of tax payers money to go golfing at his Mar a Lago resort very frequently. It captures the emotions of tax payers by presenting them as having to directly pay Trump’s caddy, representing their money being used for Trump’s golfing.

Pie Charts

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A pie chart is is a statistical infographic that compares various data amounts both individually and for the whole. Pie charts are not usually good to use when crowded with too much data as they become hard to read and aren’t able to show all of the information. This image is of a pie chart showing data comparison of New Wind Power Capacity Per Capita Country Leaders in 2012. I chose this picture as it shows a pie chart with the various data amounts compared in the chart. It also shows what happens to a pie chart when you have too much data and it can contain all of it. By the time it reaches Portugal you cannot determine the percentage on the pie chart.

White Space

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White space in an image is the background of the image, the space that has no text or graphics. I chose this image because of how much white space is represented here. The white/gray background is the white space and the designer has used the white space with his/her use of kerning, leading, and alley to make the page aesthetically pleasing to read. There is also a large amount of white space between the shapes at the bottom to make them seem equally distant from each other, but not too close nor too far from one another. The page talks about minimalism and the large amount of white space used in the image shows how less text and correct white space use can make an image more pleasing to the viewer.