GYK - Photography 1

The careful arrangement of the elements in a photograph, used to emphasize certain subjects over others and control the Center of Visual Interest.

• framing

• leading lines

• rule of thirds

• composition

The point in a photograph where the viewer's eye is drawn. Photographers must ensure that the CVI is the intended subject of the photo.

• framing

• rule of thirds

• center of visual interest

• leading lines

A composition technique that places the main subject off-center in a photograph.

• framing

• center of visual interest

• rule of thirds

• leading lines

A composition technique using natural lines to direct attention to the center of visual interest in a photograph.

• leading lines

• center of visual interest

• framing

• composition

Basic patterns like lines, circles, squares, curves, and triangles to add structure or organization and convey the energy and feeling of an image.

• selective focus

• fill the frame

• geometric shapes

• blur and panning

Two or more subjects or element repeating in a scene.

• framing

• pan and blur

• compositon

• repetition

A camera angle used where the photographer is below the subject shooting upward.

• worm's eye view

• leading lines

• composition

• bird's eye view

A photograph that captures the subject after an action or event.

• bird's eye view

• reaction

• worm's eye view

• framing

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

A well-cropped image that leaves no "waste space."

• leading lines

• fill the frame

• composition

• rule of thirds

A composition technique where the foreground or background objects in the picture form a natural frame around the main subject.

• selective focus

• rule of thirds

• composition

• framing