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WorksheetsRules of Composition for Photography
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 19mins
An art element with three properties: hue, value, and intensity. Also, the character of surfaces created by the response of vision to wavelengths of reflected light.
texture
color
space
form
The area between, around, above, below, or contained within objects. Can be positive or negative.
space
framing
composition
depth of field
A three-dimensional object or the illusion of three dimensions. Examples include sphere, pyramid, cube, box.
shape
form
texture
proportion
A way of dividing up the frame into nine rectangles that are guidelines to creating a balanced composition. It resembles a tic tack toe grid.
depth of field
rule of thirds
framing
fill the frame
The building blocks artists use to achieve the goal of good design; they are the ingredients of the recipe for the composition: line, shape, form, space, color, value and texture
Elements of Photography
Composition
Rule of thirds
proportion
An enclosed line; 2dimensional. Examples include circle, triangle, square, natural, and free-form.
pattern
texture
shape
form
A condition in which different elements are equal or in the correct proportions. There are three types: symmetry, asymmetry, and radial.
proportion
focal point
balance
point of view
Part of a work depicted furthest from the viewer's space, often behind the main subject matter. It may be blurred or softened, but should have no distractions.
Foreground
Mid Ground
Background
Focal Point
The element of art that refers to how things feel, or look as if they might feel if touched.
proportion
pattern
texture
form
The relationship of one thing to another in size, amount, etc
point of view
proportion
composition
rule of thirds
The appearance of the subject because of the position, direction (angle), and height of the camera. It changes the perspective of the viewer.
focal point
point of view
depth of field
inclusion/exclusion
the distance in front of a camera and its lens in which objects are in apparent sharp focus
background
depth of field
inclusion/exclusion
balance
The composition technique using objects in your photo to surround your subject, creating depth and interest.
framing
balance
point of view
leading lines
Is the effect when all the individual parts of an image come together to support each other. The act of combining parts or elements to form a whole.
framing
fill the frame
composition
inclusion/exclusion
Lines within an image that leads the eye to the subject, another point in the image, or occasionally, out of the image.
focal point
inclusion/exclusion
framing
leading lines
Center of interest, main part of composition
point of view
focal point
fill the frame
leading lines
To move objects in an image, remove objects not essential to the composition, or eliminate them by changing the camera's perspective.
inclusion/exclusion
framing
fill the frame
composition
to get in close, to make your subject a significant portion of the final photograph.
composition
point of view
focal point
fill the frame
Place objects directly in the center of the frame
Place objects where the grid lines intersect
Place horizon lines on the grid lines
Make sure there is something interesting in every frame
_________________ is using elements in a scene to visually surround your subject and make it stand out.
Outlining
Leading Lines
Framing
Buliding
_______________ _____________are actual or suggested lines in an image that draw a viewer’s eye through an image in a specific direction, usually to the focal point.
View Lines
Curved Lines
Crop Lines
Leading Lines
Which element of photography is best highlighted by this photo?
Framing
Negative space
Colour
Lines
Which element of photography is best highlighted by this photo?
Negative space
Colour
Fill the frame
Texture
Which element of photography is best highlighted by this photo?
Negative space
Symmetry
Fill the frame
Rule of thirds
Which element of photography is best highlighted by this photo?
Texture
Colour
Symmetry
Rule of thirds
Which element of photography is best highlighted by this photo?
Negative space
Framing
Colour
Symmetry
Which element of photography is best highlighted by this photo?
Fill the frame
Framing
Colour
Rule of thirds
Which element of photography is best highlighted by this photo?
Fill the frame
Symmetry
Framing
Negative space
Which element of photography is best highlighted by this photo?
Texture
Symmetry
Rule of thirds
Negative space
