My First Blog Post

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken.

— Oscar Wilde.

This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

“Catching your Eyes”

Review of Type & Photography

Leading Lines

In this website we found a composition technique, leading lines. This is one of the most powerful ways to catch the viewers eyer, this photo has a good used of the line in the scene. If we look at the photo we can natural see the lines, the lead our eye to see the background, in this photo we appreciate leading line created by man.

Depth

This photo have another composition technique, we can appreciate the composition in three elements dimensional or layers: 1- The sea lions taking the sun. 2- the city, the light house, the boat, the Golden gate bridge. 3- the ocean and the mountain. All these element makes dimensional this photo, a good example of “Depth.”

CROPPING

In this photo even with the big scene that has been capture, we can appreciate the cropping, first in the view of the photographer. The green circule show us the first example of cropping, this eliminate the noise of the background. then we see the whole photo, San francisco ports are ten time bigger of what is presented here , the feeling of a small portion of the photo is what makes a perfect example of cropping.

contrast

In this photo I found a specific principle of design, also let us know that this photo was choose for the contrast. we don’t see any familiar aspect like: size, color, type. in the circles we see three different scenarios contrasting.

Alignment

In this photo we can see the alignment principle, we see how the typography align with the align of the photo. The designer was carefully sure to used these two principles of design and photography to compose this image to the public. The text is place in the right giving a sense of clarity.

Sans serif

In this image we appreciate how the typography transmit a solid modern sense to the message, Sans serif mix it with bold and arial. The use of the fonts and the color make a serious statement in this design.

Type of Contrast

The contrast in the typography is what makes to catch your eye with the information directed to the viewer, the contrast is not too strong but make sense with the contrast of the photo.

CONCLUSION

I want to emphasizer that this photo advertiser has elements of design, element of composition and elements of typography. Every single element compose a message that the viewer will assimilate. That is the whole reason of composition of all those element in the photo.

Below you can see three photos same spot and different time and season.

Introduce Yourself (Example Post)

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right.

You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the “New Post” button, and tell us why you’re here.

Why do this?

• Because it gives new readers context. What are you about? Why should they read your blog?
• Because it will help you focus you own ideas about your blog and what you’d like to do with it.

The post can be short or long, a personal intro to your life or a bloggy mission statement, a manifesto for the future or a simple outline of your the types of things you hope to publish.

To help you get started, here are a few questions:

• Why are you blogging publicly, rather than keeping a personal journal?
• What topics do you think you’ll write about?
• Who would you love to connect with via your blog?
• If you blog successfully throughout the next year, what would you hope to have accomplished?

You’re not locked into any of this; one of the wonderful things about blogs is how they constantly evolve as we learn, grow, and interact with one another — but it’s good to know where and why you started, and articulating your goals may just give you a few other post ideas.

Can’t think how to get started? Just write the first thing that pops into your head. Anne Lamott, author of a book on writing we love, says that you need to give yourself permission to write a “crappy first draft”. Anne makes a great point — just start writing, and worry about editing it later.

When you’re ready to publish, give your post three to five tags that describe your blog’s focus — writing, photography, fiction, parenting, food, cars, movies, sports, whatever. These tags will help others who care about your topics find you in the Reader. Make sure one of the tags is “zerotohero,” so other new bloggers can find you, too.