Composition Shooting Assignment

Elements of Photography Taken on a Cell Phone vs DSLR

Element/Principle	Subject Camera Phone	Subject DSLR	ISO Indoor (800-1600) Outdoor (100-400) (1)	Aperture (f/stop) (2)	Shutter Speed (3)
Leading Lines
Vertical Lines
Horizontal Lines
Diagonal Lines
Curved Lines
Symmetrical Balance
Asymmetrical Balance
Unity
Variety
Movement/Rhythm
Emphasis
Proportion/Scale
Repetition/Pattern
Bird’s Eye View
Worm’s Eye View
Horizon Line
Rule of Thirds
Framing
Simplicity
Texture

Elements and Principals of Photography

Leading Lines: the viewer's eye is attracted to lines that lead directly to the principle subject in the image.

The lights lead the eye up

Vertical Lines: lines that run north and south convey a variety of different moods in a photograph ranging from power and strength to growth.

The trees are vertical

Horizontal Lines: lines that run east to west conveys stability and rest

The shadows are horizontal

Diagonal Lines: draw the eye of an image's viewer through the photograph. They create points of interest as the intersect with other lines and often give images depth by suggesting perspective.

The lines on the road draw the eye to the people

Curved Lines: add beauty and grace

The neck of the flamingo is beauty from the curve of it

Symmetrical Balance: one side balances or mirrors the other separated by a vertical line

Both sides of the photo are symmetrical

Asymmetrical Balance: both sides of the photo are not symmetrical

The one side is a girl, and one is a boy

Unity: all elements of a piece of work together to produce a balanced, harmonious, complete whole

All the alpacas are similar colors and are all making same face

Variety: combining elements of art in involved ways to achieve intricate and complex relationships. 

There are lots of key lock thingy

Movement & Rhythm: the path the viewer’s eye takes through the artwork

The sides are blurred to show that the car is moving

Emphasis: one thing draws the eye

The one ring is gold and the rest are silver, so it is emphasised.

Proportion & Scale: picture compares the size of things

The small guy should be the same size as the other but he isn't

Repetition & Pattern: repeated consistency of an element in a work

The same image of the guy is repeated.

Bird's Eye View: view from above looking down

It's the top of the buildings above clouds.

Worm's Eye View: view from below looking up

It looks like a worm looking up at the sky

Horizon Line: the area where you can see the earth curve.

It goes out into the distance

Rule of Thirds: compositional rule of thumb where the whole image is divided into 9 equal parts

The pug is on the side

Framing: gives the photo context

The guys face is framed

Simplicity: the picture is simple

The picture is of a simple thing that people don't pay attention to

Texture: the appearance and feel of a surface

 You can see the individual textures of the b-ball

Matching Game

Elements & Principles of Design:

Asymmetrical Balance

Bird’s Eye View

Curved Lines

Diagonal Lines

Emphasis

Framing

Horizon Line

Horizontal Lines

Leading Lines

Movement/Rhythm

Pattern/Repetition

Proportion/Scale

Rule of Thirds

Simplicity

Symmetrical Balance

Texture

Unity

Variety

Vertical Lines

Worm’s Eye View

Image	E/P of Design	Rational
	Framing Framing	The horses and trees are framed.
	Pattern and Repetition Repetition and Pattern	The petals all look the same and they're all going the same way
	Bird's Eye View Bird's Eye View	You can see peoples heads and their shadows look like from above
	Movement and Rhythm Rule of Thirds	The river looks like it's moving in a rhythm the the flamingo is making it.
	Leading Lines Symmetrical Balance	The path is leading away from the camera
	Vertical Lines Vertical Lines	The people, fence and houses all are vertical
	Asymmetrical Balance Unity	All the pencils are making a symmetrical circle except the yellow, and they're on the side of the photo
	Horizon Line	You can see how the earth curves on the horizon line in this photo
	Symmetrical Balance Leading Lines	Both sides of the tunnel are exactly the same
	Unity Horizontal Lines	Everything is in black and white and all the thingys look the same.
	Diagonal Lines	The rainbow behind the girl is diagonal lines
	Worms Eye View Proprotion and Scale	It's what a worm can see... people working at an oil spill
	Texture Texture	You can see the individual fibers in the ropes
	Curved Lines	All the lines are curved
	Proportion and Scale Rhythm and Movement	All the necks of the things are different lengths.
	Horizontal Lines	The basketball hoop is horizontal to the basketball and girl and her arms.
	Emphasis Emphasis	The baby tree is emphasized by being the only thing in color
	Variety	There are a bunch of different things providing variety
	Simplicity Simplicity	It's simple because there is one thing... an egg. Something really simple
	Rule of Thirds	The rule of thirds states that the subject should be in a third, and the tree is