Composition Shooting Assignment

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Elements and Principles of Photography

Leading Lines: lines that attract attention to something else in a picture

The road leads the viewers eye to the scenery in the background.

Vertical Lines: lines perpendicular to a surface

The lines are going up and down from the ground.

Horizontal Lines: lines running from left to right that create a calm, lazy feel

The clouds in the sky are forming lines from left to right.

Diagonal Lines: used to draw the viewer's eye through a photograph and create points of interest

The diagonal lines draw attention to the lines running in the other direction.

Curved Lines: used to isolate, frame, or cradle parts of an image

The curves in the tracks draw attention to the person.

Symmetrical Balance: even visual weight in a picture

If this picture were to be cut in half, both sides would look exactly the same.

Asymmetrical Balance: the picture is not balanced equally on both halves of the picture.

There isn't and equal number of pieces on each side of the picture.

Unity: all of the elements of a picture work together to create one complete picture

The apples are equally spaced and they are all similar size.

Variety: a way of combining elements to create relationships

All of the bright colors work together in this picture.

Movement/Rhythm: the way your eye is directed across a photograph

This picture shows a water drop at one exact point in time.

Emphasis: an area in the artwork that is meant to be the focus

The flower is the emphasis because it is in the center of the picture and it is the only thing colored.

Proportion/Scale: relationship of 2 or more elements in a photo

The proportion in this picture is the clip because it is oversized and the people in the background are normal sized.

Repetition/Pattern: using visual elements many times to strengthen the image

The same pattern is repeated in this picture.

Bird's Eye View: a picture that is taken from up above the subject

This picture is taken from up in the sky looking down on the ground.

Worm's Eye View: a picture taken with a view from below the subject

This picture was taken from below the dandelion looking up at the sky.

Horizon Line: a line drawn across a picture

There is a line going across the picture from where the water meets the sky.

Rule of Thirds: aligning a subject with grid lines and their intersecting points to create linear features in a photograph

There is a tree in only the left third of the picture.

Framing: a way of displaying or drawing attention to part of a photo

The scenery is framed by the cove that the photographer was in.

Simplicity: photos with simple backgrounds and not a lot of objects in it

This picture is in black and white and only has one main focus.

Texture: a photograph with a visual feel

The rocks in this picture have sharp edges which give it a visual texture.