Vocabulary - Digital Photography - Toys and Still lifes

What is a Still Life?

• Life that is not in motion and very still.

• Inanimate subject matter. Typically a small group of objects used for photography or fine arts.

• Photography of people who are standing very still.

• Arrangement of objects that include people and animals used in a photo.

What do you call the elements in a photo when they are arranged in a particular way?

• Composition

• Stacking

• Elements

• Layering

What is it called when you have an odd number of subjects in your photo, rather than an even number of subjects? This composition rule will produce a more interesting, and visually pleasing photo.

• Mathematics

• Even Subject Rule

• Numerical balance

• Rule of Odds

When a photo is so well presented, where no part of it feels out of place or unnecessary it is said to have ______?

• Photo Appeal

• Zen

• Harmony

• Perfection

You will often find toy photography used in:

• Print Ads

• Movie posters

• Greeting Cards

• All of these and more!