Photography: Terms and Elements of Art

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Who is credited with the first photograph taken?

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Joseph Niepce

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In the word PHOTOGRAPHY, PHOTO means what?

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Light

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In the word PHOTOGRAPHY, GRAPHY means what?

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Draw

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Composition

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The arrangement and relationship to different parts of the photo that make up the whole image

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Elements of Art

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Composition's individual parts

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Element of Art: COLOR

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When a color is the main focus of the picture.

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Element of Art: TEXTURE

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When you think you can FEEL the photo

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Element of Art: SHAPE

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A 2 dimensional object in your picture

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Element of Art: LINE

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Making the viewers eyes move around the image.

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Element of Art: FORM

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A 3 dimensional object in your picture. Shows depth and size