Unity

Unity refers to cohesiveness within the whole image - within the form, content, and subject. The use of repetition, color, space, proportion, should all flow together to have one main goal and point and purpose.

I like this first piece as an example of unity because at first thought, someone might feel that the red really sticks out and maybe doesn't blend with the rest of the piece. However, the image is really unified and feels beautiful. I think the red offers a beautiful, rich tone in the midst of an otherwise pretty monochromatic scene. The redness also reminds us of Christmastime and warmth, all which can flow with the idea of winter. This context is not something crazy that we could not imagine stumbling across in the snow. The richness of the red fits with the idea of the beauty of winter and the wonderful things that await and the warmth that can be found. The image has a unified purpose.

The next image is probably a more straightforward, easier to see example of unity. The image all blends and fits together in many ways - the colors are similar, all very bright and vivid. Blue, yellow and white are repeated through her dress and the balloons. Even the scenery repeats the yellowish tone. The colors, the lighting, her posture and facial expression - and the connotation that balloons give of fun and youthfulness - all fit together. This shows unity.

Although the third image - the one I created - has so many different pieces to it, it has a unified feel as an image. This is because the mood matches the subject of the image - it is not very pleasant to look at. The image seems dark, and the vending machine seems packed with lots of options arranged functionally instead of visually. The framing is a little off-kilter, and cuts a lot of the vending machine off to show the tunnel vision the person seems to have. It is kind of uncomfortable but this fits the feeling of a vending machine sometimes. All the different pieces of the image contribute to one unified image.