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Photography Composition Elements & Principles
The document discusses the key elements and principles of photography. It outlines the elements of line, shape/form, space, value, texture, and color. It then explains the principles of emphasis, balance, unity, contrast, movement/rhythm, and pattern/repetition. The document was created by instructor M. Mujeeb Riaz and provides definitions and examples of each element and principle to educate photographers on how to apply these concepts in taking photographs.
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Photography Composition Elements & Principles
- 2. Elements of Photography •Line • Shape/Form • Space • Value • Texture • Color Course Instructor _M.Mujeeb Riaz [email protected]
- 3. Lines • A markmade by a moving point. • Has greater length than width. • Directs the eye – horizontal, vertical, diagonal, curvy, zig-zag, etc. • Can be actual obvious lines or the borders or edges of shapes. Course Instructor _M.Mujeeb Riaz [email protected]
- 4. LINE ELEMENT INPHOTOGRAPHY Course Instructor _M.Mujeeb Riaz [email protected]
- 5. Shape/Form • A containedarea. • Can be GEOMETRIC (man-made) ex. Square, triangle, circle, etc. • Can be ORGANIC (natural) ex. Leaves, humans, puddles, etc. • Shapes are 2-Dimensional and flat. (circle) • Forms are 3-Dimensional with height, width and depth. (sphere) • Used to create a sense of space and substance. Course Instructor _M.Mujeeb Riaz [email protected]
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- 7. Space • The areaused or unused in a composition. • Positive space – the area the objects/subject takes up. • Negative space – the area around, under, through and between. • Gives the photo a 3-dimensional feeling. (Depth) • Foreground (closest), Middle ground, and Background (farthest). • Can be open, crowded, near, far, etc. Course Instructor _M.Mujeeb Riaz [email protected]
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- 9. Value • Black andWhite and all the Grays in between • Dark to Light • Can add drama and impact to composition. • Can give a sense of timelessness • Train your eye to read color as Black and White! Course Instructor _M.Mujeeb Riaz [email protected]
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- 11. Texture • The surfacequality. • How an object feels, or how it looks like it feels. • Rough, smooth, bumpy, gooey, sharp, etc. • Adds interest! Sense of sight and sense of touch involved. Course Instructor _M.Mujeeb Riaz [email protected]
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- 13. Color • Artistic termis HUE • Need light to see color. • Primary, Secondary, Intermediates. • Use color schemes to enhance appeal or make impact. Course Instructor _M.Mujeeb Riaz [email protected]
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- 16. • Emphasis • Balance •Unity • Contrast • Movement/ Rhythm • Pattern/Repetition Course Instructor _M.Mujeeb Riaz [email protected]
- 17. Emphasis or FocalPoint • Emphasis in a composition refers to developing points of interest to pull the viewer's eye to important parts of the body of the work. Course Instructor _M.Mujeeb Riaz [email protected]
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- 19. Balance • Balance isa sense of stability in the body of work. Balance can be created by repeating same shapes and by creating a feeling of equal weight. Course Instructor _M.Mujeeb Riaz [email protected]
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- 21. Unity • Unity isseen in a painting or drawing when all the parts equal a whole. Course Instructor _M.Mujeeb Riaz [email protected]
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- 23. Contrast • Contrast refersto the opposites and differences in the work. You can achieve variety by using different shapes, textures, colors and values in your work. Course Instructor _M.Mujeeb Riaz [email protected]
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- 25. Movement/ Rhythm • Movementadds excitement to your work by showing action and directing the viewers eye throughout the picture plane. Rhythm is a type of movement in drawing and painting. It is seen in repeating of shapes and colors. Alternating lights and darks also give a sense of rhythm. Course Instructor _M.Mujeeb Riaz [email protected]
- 26. Rhythm Examples Course Instructor_M.Mujeeb Riaz [email protected]
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- 28. Pattern/Repetition • An elementthat occurs over and over again in a composition. • Can repeat the element in a consistent pattern. • Can repeat the element in a variation of the pattern Course Instructor _M.Mujeeb Riaz [email protected]
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- 30. • The Elementsand Principles are used in making photographs not just taking photographs. • You have to know and understand the elements and principles of art to see them all around you and capture them in your photos. Course Instructor _M.Mujeeb Riaz [email protected]
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