CT2104 – photography

St. Kevin's high school

Name: Andre WilliamsDate: dec. 10th 2015

“helping you communicate through photos”

Elements of good photography

1. Composition2. Design3. Light4. Camera technique5. Personal style

Composition and design

A photo is an image placed inside a frame. Good photography is deciding what to place inside that frame and how to arrange it.1. Rule of thirds2. Balance3. Angles4. Lines5. Shapes6. Textures

Balane (symmetry)

1.Two equal parts2.Creates a sense of balance with elements3.Sense of equal weight

Unbalanced (asymmetrical) composition

1.Background distractions unwanted2.Two haves are not equal

The rule of thirds• The basic principle behind the rule of thirds is to imagine

breaking an image down into thirds (both horizontally and vertically) so that you have 9 parts

Rule of thirds use• In learning how to use the rule of thirds, the most important

questions to be asking of yourself are:1.What are the points of interest in this shot?2.Where am I intentionally placing them?

Lines an element of photography

• A line is long relative to its width. It can define a space, create an outline or pattern, imply movement or texture and allude to mass or volume

Shape as an element of photography• Geometric shapes – circles, rectangles, squares, triangles and

so on – have the clear edges one achieves when using tools to create such shapes.• Organic shapes have natural, less well defined edges (think:

an amoeba, or a cloud)

texture• Another element of art, is used to describe either the way a

three-dimensional work actually feels when touched, or the visual fel of a two-dimensional work

perspective• Refers to the point from the subject is viewed• Establishes emphasis• “birds eye, worm view, up close, far away”