PhotoJ : Semester Exam Spring 2025

What photo composition technique is used when the photographer places an object like a branch or tree in the corner of the photo?

• RULE OF THIRDS

• FILL THE FRAME

• FRAME THE PHOTOGRAPH

• WATCH THE BACKGROUND

WHAT'S THE TECHNIQUE EXPERIENCED PHOTOGRAPHERS USE TO DRAW THE VIEWER'S EYES INTO A PHOTOGRAPH?

• FILL THE FRAME

• RULE OF THIRDS

• FRAMING THE PHOTOGRAPH

• LEADING LINES

BEGIN THIS TECHNIQUE BY IMAGINING A TIC-TAC-TOE GRID OVER YOUR VIEWFINDER

• RULE OF THIRDS

• LEADING LINES

• FILLING THE FRAME

• WATCH THE BACKGROUND

THE EASIEST WAY TO ACCOMPLISH THIS TECHNIQUE IS SIMPLY TO MOVE CLOSER TO THE SUBJECT UNTIL IT FILLS THE FRAME

• RULE OF THIRDS

• FRAMING THE PHOTOGRAPH

• FILLING THE FRAME

• WATCHING THE BACKGROUND

DON'T LEAVE EMPTY SPACE IN OR AROUND THE CENTER OF INTEREST. INSTEAD USE THIS COMPOSITION TECHNIQUE:

• RULE OF THIRDS

• FRAMING THE PHOTOGRAPH

• FILLING THE FRAME

• WATCH THE BACKGROUND

WHEN PHOTOGRAPHERS ARE TRYING TO ACHIEVE THIS TECHNIQUE THEY SHOULD MOVE THEMSELVES AND AVOID ASKING THE SUBJECT TO MOVE.

• RULE OF THIRDS

• FILLING THE FRAME

• LEADING LINES

• WATCH THE BACKGROUND

THIS METHOD CREATES DYNAMIC TENSION AND A SENSE OF MOTION BECAUSE A LARGE AREA IS EITHER IN FRONT OF OR BEHIND THE SUBJECT.

• RULE OF THIRDS

• FRAMING THE PHOTOGRAPH

• FILLING THE FRAME

• LEADING LINES

THIS TECHNIQUE GIVES YOUR PHOTO A THREE-DIMENSIONAL FEEL

• RULE OF THIRDS

• FILLING THE FRAME

• LEADING LINES

• FRAMING THE PHOTOGRAPH

THIS METHOD GETS THE SUBJECT OUT OF THE CENTER OF THE PHOTOGRAPH

• RULE OF THIRDS

• FILLING THE FRAME

• FRAMING THE PHOTOGRAPH

• LEADING LINES

WHEN USING THIS TECHNIQUE THE PHOTOGRAPHER OFTEN USES THE LARGEST APERTURE POSSIBLE, SHRINKING THE DEPTH OF FIELD AND FUZZING WHAT IS BEHIND THE SUBJECT.

• LEADING LINES

• RULE OF THIRDS

• FRAMING THE PHOTOGRAPH

• WATCHING THE BACKGROUND