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Photography Elements & Composition

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____ serve to affect photographic composition in two ways. First, they serve to create a mood. Second, they lead the eye through the photograph.

a)

Frames

b)

Shapes

c)

Lines

d)

Portraits

2.

______ is a component of light which is separated when it is reflected off of an object.

a)

Color

b)

Pattern

c)

Form

d)

ISO

3.

______ is a two-dimensional area that is defined by a change in value or some other form of contrast.

a)

Form

b)

Shape

c)

Line

d)

Space

4.

_____ _____ ______ means to get in close, to make your subject a significant portion of the final photograph.

a)

Shape & Value

b)

Depth of Field

c)

Rule of Thirds

d)

Fill the Frame

5.

_____ _____ _____ involves mentally dividing up your image using 2 horizontal lines and 2 vertical lines. You then position the important elements in your scene along those lines, or at the points where they meet.

a)

Rule of Thirds

b)

Depth of Field

c)

Fill the Frame

d)

Frame in a Frame

6.

_____ refers to when shape takes on three dimensions. It is created by shadows and highlights on an object in the photograph.

a)

Shape

b)

Line

c)

Form

d)

Color

7.

In photography the _________ is the part of the overall scene. It's behind the main subject of the photograph. Keep it simple or blur it to make your subject stand out.

a)

repetition

b)

pattern

c)

background

d)

exposure

8.

______ is the roughness or smoothness of a surface. They change as you move further away from them; they will be more apparent up close, and fade as the camera is pulled further away.

a)

Perspective

b)

Composition

c)

Pattern

d)

Texture

9.

_____ _____ _____ _____ occurs when you use a visual element in the image to frame the primary subject. The purpose of using this composition tip is to help move the viewer’s eye toward that subject.

a)

Active Space Dead Space

b)

Frame Within a Frame

c)

Depth and Perspective

d)

Using Depth of Field

10.

______ ______ refers to the position of the camera used when photographing subjects such as natural landscapes. It results with photos that are wider than tall.

a)

Horizontal Orientation

b)

Active Space

c)

Vertical Orientation

d)

Negative Space

11.

______ ______ refers to the position of the camera used when photographing subjects such as portraits. It results with photos that are taller than wide.

a)

Negative Space

b)

Dead Space

c)

Horizontal Orientation

d)

Vertical Orientation

12.

______ are repetition of Shapes or Textures that are organized in a rhythmic way.

a)

Background

b)

Patterns

c)

Contrast

d)

Lines

13.

_____ ______ is the space behind the subject, where the action is over and done with.

a)

Negative Space

b)

Active Space

c)

Dead Space

d)

White Space

14.

_____ ______ is the space in front of the subject, the destination or the place where the action will resolve after the moment that was captured in the image.

a)

Active Space

b)

Negative Space

c)

Horizontal Space

d)

Dead Space

15.

_____ ______ is the area between and around objects in a photo.

a)

Negative Space

b)

Active Space

c)

Dead Space

d)

Color Value

16.

_______ refers to the area within, around, above or below an object or objects.

a)

Shape

b)

Space

c)

Form

d)

Texture

17.

Refers to quality of light and dark, both in terms of color and shades of gray, in a composition.

a)

Contrast

b)

Gradient

c)

Value

d)

Exposure

18.

Refers to the gradual transitioning from one color hue to another, or from one shade to another, or one texture to another.

a)

Contrast

b)

Gradation

c)

Exposure

d)

Opacity

19.

The spatial relationship between objects within an image. The visual effect is to give the impression of depth.

a)

Perspective

b)

Repetition

c)

Composition

d)

Framing