Photogram: a picture produced with photographic materials, such as light-sensitive paper, but without a camera.

Artists: Emilio Amero, Christopher Giglio

Samples:

For my photogram i am planning on using football equipment to make a sports  themed photogram. I plan on using gloves, wristbands, laces, and athletic tape.

Pop art is an art based on modern popular culture and the mass media, especially as a critical or ironic comment on traditional fine art values.

It emerged in the mid-1950s in Britain and in the late 1950s in the United States, eventually spreading all over the world. In pop art, material is sometimes visually removed from its known context, isolated, and/or combined with unrelated material. laes Oldenburg, Jim Dine, Tom Wesselmann,  Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, James Rosenquist, and Roy fox Lichtenstein were some of the most relevant pop art artists at the time.

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Tutorial Link:

http://www.photoshoptutorials.ws/photoshop-tutorials/photo-effects/pop-art/

Before And After:

Rule of thirds- Imagine the image is split into nine equal sections. The rule of thirds says that the basis of your picture should be located along these lines.

Balancing Elements- Balance the weight of the objects in your image by adding a lesser important object along with the main one.

Leading Lines- Use different types of lines to lead the viewer to the main object in the image.

Symmetry and Patterns- Add or break symmetry of objects in an image to create a more interesting picture.

Viewpoint- Change the levels from where you take the picture from rather than just eye level to give an interesting viewpoint to the picture.

Background- Choose a background that doesn’t distract the viewer from the main object in the image or overwhelm the subject.

Depth- include objects in the foreground, middle ground and background. Use composition techniques like overlapping, by deliberately partially obscuring one object with another.

Framing- Use natural objects to create a good frame to isolate the main subject from the outside objects.

Cropping- Cropping tight around the subject eliminates background distractions and focuses in on the subject.

Experimentation- Experiment with photos by taking multiple shots from multiple angles to give you a chance to pick  the best ones to use.