Elements and Principles of Photography

1. Leading Lines- lines that lead your eyes to another object in the image








The road leads to the mountains in the background.

2. Vertical lines- Convey different moods in your photo




The vertical lines create a eerie mood in the picture.

3. Horizontal lines- act as dividing points

The lines divides the picture into many smaller pictures.

4- Diagonal Lines- Draws the attention of the looker


These lines make you think about the picture and the meaning.

5- Curved Lines- Add beauty and grace to a photo
 

The curved lines make the picture interesting and pretty.

6- Symmetrical balance- brings balance to the photo


 The picture is the same on both sides making it balance.


7- Asymmetrical balance- when one objects goes against multiple others

 There is one bigger object and many smaller objects going against each other.

8- Unity- when all elements of a picture work toward one goal





All the hands are in combine to make the picture bringing unity.

9- Variety- combining elements of art to make intricate and complex relationships

 The are many different donuts and they all look delicious.

10- Movement/rhythm- something moving in the photo

 

The picture looks like it is moving

11- Emphasis- a piece of the photo is given dominance

 The ladybug is dominant in this picture.

12- Proportion/scale- The size of everything in the picture

The cigarette is bigger then the people in this picture for a reason.

13- Repetition/ Pattern- when something that continues to repeat in the picture

The chairs just keep repeating.

14- Bird's eye view- picture taken from above

This shot is taken from above.

15- Worm's eye view- picture taken from below

This picture is taken from below.

16- Horizon line- shows how your picture is observed and taken

 

The picture is taken at the sunrise in the horizon.

17- Rule of thirds- makes the subject not in the middle of the picture

 

 The dog is off centered and therefore in the rule of thirds definition.

18- Framing- leads the eyes to the main focus of the picture

 

The picture is framed on the white house making it the main focus.

19- Simplicity- giving the main part of your picture more visual attention

 

The tree is obviously the main focus of this picture

20- Texture- eye catching, as if you can see how it feels

 

 You can see the texture of the rocks in this picture.

 

Matching Game

Elements & Principles of Design:

Asymmetrical Balance

Bird’s Eye View-

Curved Lines-

Diagonal Lines-

Emphasis-

Framing-

Horizon Line-

Horizontal Lines-

Leading Lines-

Movement/Rhythm-

Pattern/Repetition-

Proportion/Scale

Rule of Thirds

Simplicity-

Symmetrical Balance-

Texture-

Unity-

Variety-

Vertical Lines-

Worm’s Eye View-

Image	E/P of Design	Rational
	framing	The two people are framed.
	Pattern/repitition	A pattern is the same throughout.
	Birds eye view	It is from the top.
	movement/ rythm	The bird looks like it is moving.
	Leading lines	The lines are leading you to the person at the end of the ramp.
	vertical lines	Everything in this picture is going up.
	unity	Alone they are nothing, but together they are something.
	proportion/scale	The mountains and trees look big and the shrub looks small.
	symmetrical balance	Everything on the left is the same on the right.
	Horizontal lines The lines are going from side to side.

	Diagonal lines	The rainbow lines are going diagonally away.
	rules of thirds	3 things.
	Texture	You can see the texture.
	curved lines	They are curving to the right.
	asymmetrical balance	Flamingo.
	Worms eye view	You are looking from the bottom to upwards.
	emphasis	Everything is grey or black but the plant.
	variety	There are many different colors and things.
	simplicity	Everything comes from a egg.
	horizon lines	It is taken at a horizontal angle.

Compostion

i)  Composition is how a picture looks and how the photography placed the picture and made it look.
ii) It is important to understand so that you can get a real photograph that has meaning behind it and is not just a snapshot.
iii) A snapshot is a picture of a memory.  It doesn't have to be focused or be a great picture it just has to remind you of a time in the past.
iv) A photograph is a picture where everything in the picture is that way for a certain reason.  It is precious and focused.  Everything in the picture is trying to convey one central message.
v) Photography is the art of discovery.
                    a) What drew me toward photography was the fact of trying to get meaning behind my pictures and a more then meets the eye kind of photo.

Camera Basics Quiz

Quiz B

Blur Motion

 ISO- 1600
Aperture- 14
Shutter Speed-1/13
i)  I got this photo by making my partner jump to get blur motion.  I also had a low shutter speed to get the blur.

Large Depth of Field

 ISO-1600
Aperture- 22
Shutter Speed- 1/4
i) I got this large depth of field picture by getting a high aperture and taking a picture where the whole picture can be seen but the front is more clear.

Grainy Photo

ISO- 6400
Aperture- 14
Shutter Speed- 1/3
i) I got this picture by changing the ISO to the highest it could go and then took a picture.  Then i zoomed in and took a screen shot so you could see the graininess.

Portrait-style Selfie

ISO- 1600
Aperture- 5
Shutter Speed- 1/200
i) I set a timer and went in front of the camera before it took. 

ii)  I have learned a lot about the camera this unit.  I've learned how to use the camera to the fullest of it's ability and how to change Shutter Speed, Aperture, and ISO to create a better picture. 

Understanding White Balance

Auto

ISO- 800
Aperture- 5.6
Shutter Speed- 1/20

Daylight

ISO- 800
Aperture- 5.6
Shutter Speed- 1/20

Cloudy

ISO- 800
Aperture- 5.6
Shutter Speed- 1/20

Shade

ISO- 800
Aperture- 5.6
Shutter Speed- 1/20

Tungsten

ISO- 800
Aperture- 5.6
Shutter Speed- 1/20

Fluorescent

ISO- 800
Aperture- 5.6
Shutter Speed- 1/20

i) White balance is how different lights produce different colors on a camera.
ii)It is important so you can get the best lighting and see the most quality in your picture.