Photography vocab

Successful photos rely on order, and the main elements that bring and emphasize order in a photograph’s composition are line, color, shape, contrast, texture, and space.

• Line

• Elements of photography

• Texture

• Picture

Used in photographs to create emphasis, variety, and interest.

• Color

• Line

• Texture

• Film

The arrangement of opposite elements (light vs. dark colors, rough vs. smooth textures, large vs. small shapes, etc.) in a piece to create visual interest, excitement and drama.

• Texture

• Emphasis

• Line

• Contrast

Used in photography to help different subjects stand out from each other, create unity and variety and add interest.

• Space

• Texture

• Composition

• Contrast

It means "put together" and can apply to any work of art, from music to writing to photography, that is arranged using conscious thought.

• Texture

• Line

• Shape

• Composition

Used in photographs to move your eye around the image, lead your eye to the focal point, create texture, pattern, and emphasis.

• Line

• Texture

• Composition

• Feeling

Used in photographs to create pattern, repetition, unity, and variety.

• Elements

• Line

• Shape

• Diameter

Used to help bring your eye to the focal point.

• Emphasis

• Texture

• Space

• Line

Used in photography to create a sense of depth, frame the subject matter, and help define the focal point.

• Composition

• Space

• Contrast

• Space