The use of a mirror reflection is a widely spread trick that both photographs and painters eagerly exploit in their works. A mirror reflection can serve to perform different functions. In some case, it brings in some mystery to the entire compositions since the symbol of a mirror is commonly...

Both painters and photographers use light as an essential element of any work of art. Light performs several functions. As such, it might be used to accentuate the necessary fragments and make the audience focus on them, first and foremost. It likewise helps to transform forms into shapes creating the...

The rule of the Golden Ratio has been attracting artistic people throughout the history due to the unique combination of mysticism and mathematical order that it comprises. As such, it is not surprising that both painters and artists use this technique in order to achieve harmony and structural perfection. In...

The photograph, Migrant Mother, is one of the most famous and recognizable black-and white-photographs of all time. The photograph depicts a woman (presumably a mother) sitting with two children facing her. The mother is resting her face on her hand and looking off into the distance, rather than at the...

I chose photograph of “Mermaid Parade”, taken by Matías González, and displayed on the Photo of the Day section of the National Geographic website (González, 2017, n.p.). In copying this photograph to this assignment I have complied with U.S. Copyright Law by correctly citing and referencing the image (Librarian, 2017,...