Transcript Module 4 Review - Florida Virtual School

Module 4
Review
The Elements of Composition
Important Definitions
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What is focus?
– When an image is clear
– Press the shutter release halfway down and hold it there while
focused on the subject to help select which part of a photograph
is in focus
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What is composition?
– The arrangements of elements in a photograph
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What is portrait orientation?
– Picture is taller than it is wide
– Helps minimize the background
– Turn the camera 90 degrees
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What is landscape orientation?
– Picture is wider than it is tall
– When the camera is in its normal position
Famous Artists
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Why study famous photographers work?
– Helps you gain inspiration
– Helps you come up with new
ideas
– Helps you learn new technical
skills
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Who is Ansel Adams
– Famous for his work at Yosemite
National Park
– Famous for creating black and white images
Text Your Knowledge!
 What
is composition?
– A. when an image is clear
– B. the arrangement of elements in a
photograph
– C. when a picture is wider than it is tall
– D. a technique used to make the subject
stand out
Text Your Knowledge!
 What
is landscape orientation?
– A. when a picture is taller than it is wide
– B. when you tilt the camera 90 degrees
– C. when a picture is wider than it is tall
– D. used to minimize the background
Photography Techniques
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What is the rule of thirds?
– A 3x3 grid that places points of interest in the photograph
– The photographer imagines that the scene is split into three
parts horizontally and three parts vertically.
– Places items of interest in a photograph along one of the
imaginary gridlines or at the point of their intersection.
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What is framing?
– Blocking some parts of a photograph to emphasize (or draw
attention to) another part of the same photograph
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- It can add context to the photograph,
showing how all of the pieces are connected
within the photo
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- It can emphasize, or draw attention to, the
subject.
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- It can add depth to the photograph
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- Can create mystery in the photograph
Text Your Knowledge!
 What
is framing?
– A. technique that blocks elements in a picture
to draw attention to the subject
– B. technique that splits up the photograph in
to a tic tac toe board
– C. technique that uses light to draw attention
to the subject
– D. technique that uses invisible lines to draw
attention to the subject