Tone, Definition Post

Definition:

-a musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength
-the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc

Describing words: Fresh, Bold, Dull, Dreary

Personal Definition:

-The overall lightness or darkness of an area of an object that can be effected by light

In this image, we can see an example of tone in a natural setting. The natural light from the sun is a big factor in this picture as the light is breaking through the branches and casting shadows and different darker tones with the shadows wrapping around the tree bark and branches. The light can also be seen breaching through the individual leaves creating an even balance of dark and light tones.

This is an example of tone on a person. We can clearly see the way that the tone slowly changes around his face because of where he is standing in relation to the light. The expression that the man is making also dramatically affects the tone of the photo as it creates wrinkles in the face that cast shadows and highlight certain areas of light on the face like the cheeks and forehead.

This image shows an example of tone in a modern setting. in this photo, artificial light plays a big role and because it is presented at night and the light is emitting from street lamps which mean that they are hitting objects from different areas than would be possible from a natural light source. The light is seen reflecting off of the wet pavement, creating a mix of light and dark tones that can be seen. in the trees, we can see the light hitting only parts of the trees. This allows us to see a full scale of the tone going all the way from the brightest side of the tree, to the darkest.

This image shows tone in an interesting way. The first notable difference is the way that this is not a usual black and white image that you would tend to see. instead we are given a filter with another colour that highlights the tone in the bird that would become less visible in a black and white format. The light reflects off of the bird, giving it a shine that draws lighter tones together in the picture on a more unusual texture. usually capturing tone on a black surface can be vey difficult, this picture shows an example of a way that you can capture tone on different colours using different methods.