Composition The arrangement and relationship of the different parts that make up the whole image.
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Composition The arrangement and relationship of the different parts that make up the whole image. Elements of Design the compositions visual parts. They are real things that can be seen or photographed. Principles of Design the compositions organizing ideas.
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CompositionThe arrangement and relationship of the different parts that make up the whole
image.Elements of Design
the compositions visual parts. They are real things that can be seen or photographed.
Principles of Designthe compositions organizing ideas.
The ultimate goal of any piece of art is to communicate an idea, an emotion, or an experience to the
viewer.
The elements and principles of design give you the tools and
means to accomplish this.
Arthur Tess, Skateboarder, Los Osos, CA, 2004
Think about the following questions:
•Why is the boat hovering above the water instead of floating?
Jerry Uelsmann, Untitled, 1997
•How did Uelsmann create this image?
•Is it possible to know the photographer’s message. Or can the image mean whatever the viewer wishes?
Think about the following questions:
•Why is the boat hovering above the water instead of floating?
Jerry Uelsmann, Untitled, 1997
•How did Uelsmann create this image?
Elements of Designthe compositions visual parts.
They are real things that can be seen or photographed.
In PHOTOGRAPHY composition is the arrangement of the visual elements within the FRAME of the camera’s VIEWFINDER.
The challenge of the photographic composition is where to place the subject in the picture and whether you emphasize the subject or de-emphasize it in relation to the
image’s background.
Edward Weston said of composition “the strongest way of seeing.”
Pepper, 1930Edward Weston negative, Cole Weston print
Pepper, 1929 (14P)
Edward Weston negative, Cole Weston print
Pelican on Sand, 1942 (PL42-BI-1)
Edward Weston negative, Cole Weston print
Elements of DesignLINE
SHAPE and FORMVALUECOLORSPACE
TEXTURE
LINEA point moving in space. It can
be real or implied. vertical, and combination
Lines can serve as pathways through your pictures or as dividers and boundaries within your
composition to separate different areas of your photographs.
BROKEN LINE
LEADING LINE
A line that leads you visually to an object or that leads into the
distance creating depth.
SHAPECreated when a line meets itself and are two-dimensional figures.
They can be geometric or organic.
vertical, and combination
FORMSimilar to shape, but while a
shape is flat and two-dimensional, form has volume and is three-dimensional. They can be geometric or organic.
vertical, and combinationThe visual elements or subjects you photograph are shapes and forms. When you take a photograph, you
turn 3D forms into 2D shapes.
COLORWhen working with photography you’re talking about light when
you talk about color. It has three properties: hue, intensity, and
value.vertical, and combination
•HUE: The name of a color (green, yellow, blue, etc.)
•INTENSITY: brightness or dullness of a color. •VALUE: The lightness or darkness of a color.
VALUEThe quality of light and dark, both in
terms of color and shades of gray.
SPACE1. The two-dimensional arrangement of objects in a
photograph. . 2. The three-dimensional illusion of
depth in the image. Space can be positive or negative.
TEXTUREAppeals to the sense of touch.
The tactile quality of something. More than a visual element, it’s a physical sensation and memory.
