Beginning Digital Photography
Dorothy Dean
Composition â—?
the placement or arrangement of visual elements or ingredients in a work of art, as distinct from the subject of a work. It can also be thought of as the organization of the elements of art according to the principles of art.
Priniciples of Art ●
Shape
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Form
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Value
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Line
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Color
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Space
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Texture
Priniciples of Art ●
Shape- the use of areas in two-dimensional space that can be defined by edges.
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Form- the volume or perceived volume
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Value- the use of lightness and darkness in a piece of artwork.
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Line- line pertains to the use of various marks, outlines and implied lines in artwork and design. A line has a width, direction, and length.
Priniciples of Art ●
Color- the element of art that is produced when light, striking an object, is reflected back to the eye.
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Space- an area that an artist provides for a particular purpose. Space includes the background, foreground and middle ground, and refers to the distances or area(s) around, between and within things. There are two kinds of space: negative space and positive space.
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Texture- used to describe either the way a three-dimensional work actually feels when touched, or the visual "feel" of a twodimensional work.
Shape/Form
Images by Edward Weston
Value
Imogen Cunningham Herb Ritts
Line
Color
Sandy Skoglund
Annie Leibovitz
Space
Clockwise from top left: Richard Avedon, Andres Serrano, Robert Mapplethorpe
Texture
Images- Minor White
Rule of Thirds An image should be imagined as divided into nine equal parts by two equally spaced horizontal lines and two equally spaced vertical lines, and that important compositional elements should be placed along these lines or their intersections. Proponents of the technique claim that aligning a subject with these points creates more tension, energy and interest in the composition than simply centering the subject.
Rule of Thirds
Rule of Thirds
Homework â—?
Pick 4 elements
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Upload one image from each element chosen