ELEMENTS PRINCIPLE

JEAN M. NEGRON

BALANCE

BALANCE IS A COMPOSITIONAL TECHNIQUE IN PHOTOGRAPHY THAT JUXTAPOSES IMAGES WITHIN A FRAME SO THAT THE OBJECTS ARE OF EQUAL VISUAL WEIGHT.

UNITY

• UNITY IS THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG THE ELEMENTS OF A VISUAL THAT HELPS ALL THE ELEMENTS FUNCTION TOGETHER. 

LINE

• NARROW MARK OR BAND.

SHAPES

• THE EXTERNAL FORM OR APPEARANCE CHARACTERISTIC OF SOMEONE OR SOMETHING; THE OUTLINE OF AN AREA OR FIGURE.

FORMS

• THE VISIBLE SHAPE OR CONFIGURATION OF SOMETHING.

COLOR VALUES

•  VALUE IS DEFINED AS THE RELATIVE LIGHTNESS OR DARKNESS OF A COLOR.

SPACE

• A CONTINUOUS AREA OR EXPANSE THAT IS FREE, AVAILABLE, OR UNOCCUPIED.

TEXTURE

• THE FEEL, APPEARANCE, OR CONSISTENCY OF A SURFACE OR A SUBSTANCE.

MOVEMENT

• AN ACT OF CHANGING PHYSICAL LOCATION OR POSITION OR OF HAVING THIS CHANGED.

CONTRAST

• THE STATE OF BEING STRIKINGLY DIFFERENT FROM SOMETHING ELSE, TYPICALLY SOMETHING IN JUXTAPOSITION OR CLOSE ASSOCIATION

EMPHASIS

• SPECIAL IMPORTANCE, VALUE, OR PROMINENCE GIVEN TO SOMETHING.

FLOW

• MOVE ALONG OR OUT STEADILY AND CONTINUOUSLY IN A CURRENT OR STREAM.

RULE OF THIRDS

PROPORTION

• A PART, SHARE, OR NUMBER CONSIDERED IN COMPARATIVE RELATION TO A WHOLE.

PATTERN

• A REPEATED DECORATIVE DESIGN.

HARMONY

• THE COMBINATION OF SIMULTANEOUSLY SOUNDED MUSICAL NOTES TO PRODUCE CHORDS AND CHORD PROGRESSIONS HAVING A PLEASING EFFECT.