Definition post

Dictionary Definition

'an arrangement of repeated or corresponding parts, decorative motifs, etc

Words to describe pattern

-Broken

-Checked

-Chequered

-Criss-cross

-Even

-Grained

-Linear

-Ornate

-Psychedelic

-Regular

-Irregular

-Spotted

-Stripped

-Tessellated

-Chronological

  

These 4 images show pattern, i think these images are a good representation for pattern because they have been computer generated which means they will be very precise. 

These 4 images also show pattern however where these are photographs, the pattern isn't as precise which I think gives the photo more character, however they are still clearly photos of patten. 

My definition

A pattern is when something is repeated, this could be colour, shape, texture or objects etc. 

Work Diary

This is our third session and today we had to take photos of pattern. I found this task slightly harder as I found that within the college grounds there were not many things that would obviously look like a pattern. I also struggled with this because many of the things I felt would fit into the pattern theme also fit into the lines theme and may become difficult to differ between the two. I did not get very images of pattern however I feel that the ones I did take photographs of very a good quality.

This is one of my pattern images. this photo shows patterns within nature and I feel this is a very good representation because all of the leaves on this plant are very symmetrical and also very similar colours. I like this image because I think that it shows pattern very well and it also shows that pattern can be very obvious within nature. 

This is another pattern image however this one is pattern within something man made. This is a photo of a mosaic which is deliberately made to be a pattern however i felt that this would show pattern very clearly. I like this image because the colour and shapes are repeated very clearly. To improve this image I would crop the photo so that all the lines lined up to the edge of the photo and also crop out the line in the top right.

Progress

If I was to do this lesson again I would try and take more images because I do not have as many photos for this topic as I did for the previous two. I could also try going to some different locations as whilst photographing pattern I found that there were not very many examples of pattern around college whereas there might be some better examples in other areas and finally I could also look deeper at some things as they might show pattern however I had not previously noticed. 

Straight images

Image bank

These are the 8 images I have chosen for my pattern image bank, I have chosen a mix of natural and man made patterns, including the patterns within a flower an the patterns in a pavement. all of these images show repetition which means they will all fit into the pattern theme very well. 

This image shows pattern very well because all of the shapes in the centre of this flower are very similar and due to also being the same colour they show pattern very effectively. Due to this being a macro image, we can see the detail in this flower very clearly and although the colour is very prominent, this is clearly a pattern photograph. 

This image shows pattern in a slightly different way, in some of my other images, pattern is shown through something natural, for example the petals of the flower or the snake skin however this shows pattern over a building by the person who made this building using the shape shapes to cover the entire outside of the building. This is very unusual and people may struggle to see the pattern within this because of the shape of the building however I feel that it is still quite evident.