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WorksheetsPhotography Elements & Composition
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
_____ serve to affect photographic composition in two ways. First, they serve to create a mood. Second, they lead the eye through the photograph.
Frames
Shapes
Lines
Portraits
______ is a component of light which is separated when it is reflected off of an object.
Color
Pattern
Form
ISO
______ is a two-dimensional area that is defined by a change in value or some other form of contrast.
Form
Shape
Line
Space
_____ _____ ______ means to get in close, to make your subject a significant portion of the final photograph.
Shape & Value
Depth of Field
Rule of Thirds
Fill the Frame
_____ _____ _____ 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.
Rule of Thirds
Depth of Field
Fill the Frame
Frame in a Frame
_____ refers to when shape takes on three dimensions. It is created by shadows and highlights on an object in the photograph.
Shape
Line
Form
Color
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.
repetition
pattern
background
exposure
______ 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.
Perspective
Composition
Pattern
Texture
_____ _____ _____ _____ 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.
Active Space Dead Space
Frame Within a Frame
Depth and Perspective
Using Depth of Field
______ ______ refers to the position of the camera used when photographing subjects such as natural landscapes. It results with photos that are wider than tall.
Horizontal Orientation
Active Space
Vertical Orientation
Negative Space
______ ______ refers to the position of the camera used when photographing subjects such as portraits. It results with photos that are taller than wide.
Negative Space
Dead Space
Horizontal Orientation
Vertical Orientation
______ are repetition of Shapes or Textures that are organized in a rhythmic way.
Background
Patterns
Contrast
Lines
_____ ______ is the space behind the subject, where the action is over and done with.
Negative Space
Active Space
Dead Space
White Space
_____ ______ 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.
Active Space
Negative Space
Horizontal Space
Dead Space
_____ ______ is the area between and around objects in a photo.
Negative Space
Active Space
Dead Space
Color Value
_______ refers to the area within, around, above or below an object or objects.
Shape
Space
Form
Texture
Refers to quality of light and dark, both in terms of color and shades of gray, in a composition.
Contrast
Gradient
Value
Exposure
Refers to the gradual transitioning from one color hue to another, or from one shade to another, or one texture to another.
Contrast
Gradation
Exposure
Opacity
The spatial relationship between objects within an image. The visual effect is to give the impression of depth.
Perspective
Repetition
Composition
Framing
