Elements of Principals of Photography

Leading Lines: Leading lines are lines within an image that leads the eye to another point in the image, or occasionally, out of the image. 

Vertical Lines: Solid vertical lines are attention-getters and can be used to create tension, to act as direct guides and paths, and to act as dividers and natural frames. Being the powerful composition elements they are a certain degree of care should be taken when dealing with prominent vertical lines.        

Horizontal Lines: a line parallel to a surface or to another line considered as a based
                               

Diagonal Lines: Diagonal lines generally work well to draw the eye of an image’s viewer through the photograph. They create points of interest as they intersect with other lines and often give images depth by suggesting perspective.   

Curved Lines: Curved lines may add beauty and grace to an image. They are also used as a popular design technique for leading the eye into the frame. In contrast to straight or patterned lines, meandering curved lines allow the eye to explore an image in a smooth, free-flowing manner.      

Symmetrical Balance: In design, the near or exact matching of left and right sides of a three-dimensional form or a two-dimensional composition.    

Asymmetrical Balance:  not identical on both sides of a central line; unsymmetrical; lacking symmetry    

Unity: All elements of a piece work together to produce a balanced
       

Variety:  The quality or condition of being various or varied; diversity.
              

Movement/ Rhythm: a movement in which some elements recurs regularly.  Like a dance it will have a flow of objects that will seem to be like the beat of music.  Rhythm is the path the viewer’s eye takes through the artwork, often to a focal area. It can be directed along lines, edges, shapes and color. Movement is closely tied to rhythm.
           

 

Emphasis: special importance, value, or prominence given to something.
          

Proportion/Scale: In art the size relationship between an object and the human body is significant. In experiencing thescale of an artwork we tend to compare its size to the size of our own bodies. Proportion refers to the relative size of parts of a whole (elements within an object).          

 

Repetition/Pattern: Repetition refers to one object or shape repeated; pattern is a combination of elements or shapes repeated in a recurring and regular arrangement; rhythm--is a combination of elements repeated, but with variations.        

Bird's eye view: a general view from above, or as if from above.
    

Worm's eye view: a view as seen from below or from a humble position.
               

Horizon line: The horizon (or skyline) is the apparent line that separates earth from sky, the line that divides all visible directions into two categories: those that intersect the Earth's surface, and those that do not.       

Rule of Thirds: The rule of thirds is simply a guideline that states that a photo is compositionally more interesting if the important elements of the image lie on one of the grid lines or their intersections. 

Framing: the action of framing something.
               

         
Simplicity:  the quality or condition of being easy to understand or do.
                 

Texture: the feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface or a substance.
             

Match Game

Elements & Principles of Design:

Asymmetrical Balance k

Bird’s Eye View k

Curved Lines k

Diagonal Lines k

Emphasis k 

Framing k 

Horizon Line k

Horizontal Lines k

Leading Lines k

Movement/Rhythm k

Pattern/Repetition k 

Proportion/Scale k 

Rule of Thirds k 

Simplicity k 

Symmetrical Balance

Texture k

Unity k 

Variety k

Vertical Lines k

Worm’s Eye View k 

Image	E/P of Design	Rational
	Asymmetrical Balance	The picture on both sides of a central line; its unsymmetrical and lacks symmetry.
	Movement/ Rhythem	Elements recurs regularly, it has a flow of objects that will seem to be like the beat of music.
	Bird's eye view	A general view from above, or as if from above when the photograph was taken.
	Diagonal Lines	Lines in photography can serve as functional elements including visual paths, focal, points and dividers. Sometimes lines can create tension and drama in a photograph.
	Leading Lines	In this picture leading lines leads to another point in the image or sometimes out of the image. Fences, bridges can not lead the eye.
	Proportion	Refers to the relative size and scale of the various elements in a design
	Variety	it combines elements of art involving ways to achieve complex relations. It has a lot of diversity of colors.
	Horizon Line	In this picture, horizon line is used because there is a imaginary line going through the picture because its used in the picture.
	Curved Lines	Lines can create tension and drama to make the photograph more affective. It can also give more focal points and dividers in the photograph.
	Horizontal Lines	In this picture horizontal lines are used because you can see the horizontal lines of the dried up soil causing it to have some affect in the photograph.
	Texture	It adds color the image and makes it more stand out.
	Framing	Framing in this picture is used to draw attention to the subject of the image by blocking other parts of the image in this case the background is blurred out.
	Unity	This makes the picture as a whole.
	Pattern/ Repetition	The steps are all curved and they are being all curved and they are all being repeated because they are steps
	Simplicity	The main subject is close to the lens but the back ground of the photograph is simple so it can avoid distractions.
	Worm's eye view	The photograph was taken below the objects in the picture. It's in the view of a worm.
	Emphasis	In this picture emphasis is used because in the background it is gray while the subject of the photograph is green and in color. It's done like that because its adding emphasis to the picture.
	Symmetrical Balance	The image is the same in both sides.
	Rule of the Thirds	In this picture it aligns a subject with the guide lines and their insertion points
	Vertical Lines	In the image vertical lines are used in order to make the tree in the middle.

What is Composition?

What is Composition?- Arrangement of visual elements within the frame of a photograph.

What is it important to understand & utilize composition in photography?- It's important to utilize composition in photography because you need to understand the line. Pay attention to the lines around you, like roads, paths, sunlight, either straight or diagonal. They create a natural focal point and it is often easier to compose photos This works well especially for landscape photography. Texture, shape; all of those elements combine to make a specific effect. You have to do the frame correctly, it creates a focal point for the viewer, but it also fills up extra space that can be distracting or boring (like a blank sky).  Also avoid centering and rule of thirds. 

Describe aspects of a “snapshot”.- A snapshot is a casual record of some event or person or object. When you look at the snapshot, you look at the memory. Snapshot's create memories so that's why you take them. 

Describe aspects of a “photograph”.- A photograph is an artistic interpretation of an event or person or object. It's purpose is too tell the viewer something about its subject. It shouldn't show what the subject is, but what is it like. A photograph must be composed, all of the elements must be selected and arranged to work together. 

Photography is the art of DISCOVERY. 

What interests me about this is learning to know the difference between a snapshot and a photograph. I want to know how to take a picture of a snapshot and a photograph and see the differences between them so i know which one is which and why.

Camera Basics Quiz

GROUP A

Iso: 800

Shutter Speed: 1/30th

Aperture: 4.5

I shot this picture by using the settings of Manual mode and in manual mode i had to choose a shutter speed and aperture manually. In this picture i needed a small depth of field so i used a low aperture. I needed to take a picture of him with a good amount of light showing so i used ISO 800 so light can pass through the camera. 

Iso: 3200

Shutter Speed: 1/200th

Aperture: 4.5

I needed to take a picture of my friend moving or jumping but i needed to get a pic of him in the air without any blur in the picture. In order to get that done i needed to change the shutter speed so i went to manual mode. In manual mode i used 1/200th shutter speed so it can freeze the picture and not produce any blur. With a high shutter speed you need a high ISO so i changed it to 3200 so a lot of light can come through the camera.

Iso: 400

Shutter Speed: 1/13th

Aperture: 15.0

I needed to take a picture without any grainy in the picture so in order to do that i needed a low iso. So i used manual mode so i can manually change the ISO, white balance, Shutter Speed and Aperture. In order not to get grain in my picture i needed a low ISO so i changed it to 400 and i needed a high aperture so i changed it to 15.0.

Iso: 3200
Shutter Speed: 1/30th
Aperture: 13.0
In order to take a blurred motion selfie using the the timer and shutter time priority value. In order to get a blurred picture i red a low shutter speed but a high ISO. You also need a decent aperture, which mine was 13.0 so a good amount of light can come through.

4E) Throughout this unit i learned things I've never knew about taking a good picture. I learned 3 things you need in order to take a good picture, and that is Iso, Aperture, and Shutter Speed. There is many things you need to take a nice, frozen picture. You would need to change your settings to a low aperture with the iso at 800 and the shutter speed at 1/60th of a second. I also learned how to make a custom white balance shot using the light meter. I also learned how to put a timer on the camera so i can get in the picture. 

Understanding White Balance

Auto
Iso-800
F/Stop- 5.0
Shutter Speed- 1/60

Daylight
Iso-800
F/Stop- 5.0
Shutter speed- 1/60

Cloudy
Iso 800
F/Stop- 5.0
Shutter Speed- 1/60

Tungsten
Iso 800
F/Stop- 5.0
Shutter Speed- 1/60

Fluorescent
Iso 800
F/Stop-5.0
Shutter Speed- 1/60

Custom
Iso 800
F/Stop- 5.0
Shutter Speed- 1/40

Di) White balance (WB) is the process of removing unrealistic color casts, so that objects which appear white in person are rendered white in your photo. Proper camera white balance has to take into account the "color temperature" of a light source, which refers to the relative warmth or coolness of white light.

Dii) It is important to set your white balance because the white balance adjusts the color in the room, it alines with that, it makes more white show up in your picture.