ELEMENTS OF A PHOTO By Baily Mc Lellan

ELEMENTS OF A PHOTO By Baily Mc. Lellan

SHAPE Definition: 2 D image or shapes that inquire an image. Shape gives you an idea what an image is if you were given a silhouette you’d sort of get an idea what the image is.

TONE Definition: Difference between light and dark. The tone photography helps set the mood.

TEXTURE Definition: Meaning the way a surface feels or is perceived to feel. The texture makes your mind think of how the image may feel in real life.

COLOR Definition: Color is variety of colors in a photo.

LINE Definition: the direction of which the line going. When the lines in the picture

S IZE Definition: The scale of an object. The size would emphasize the design or even the way it looks like in general.

SPACE Definition: The amount of free space or space taken up in a picture The space gives the effect that something is the only object in the image.

FORM Definition: A image that looks 3 D from a 2 D surface.

PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN

BALANCE Definition: Balance can affect the size of the object, value, lightness or darkness, and the visual weight. If there was no balance everything would be distorted and wouldn’t look as appealing to the eye.

EMPHASIS Definition: The focal point of the image or the main point where the artist wants your attention to be. The main object in the picture is where your attention is and without that there would be no where your eyes could fixate on and you would be left clueless.

PROPORTION Definition: Difference or relationship between things in image like; size. Proportion is good when your trying to emphasize something or show a major object in the image.

REPETITION Definition: a repeating of any of the elements of design. Your eyes tend to travels with repetition in the image rather than focusing on one thing.

CONTRAST Definition: Is the opposite elements (light vs. dark colors, rough vs. smooth textures, large vs. small shapes, etc. ) The contrast in photo gives the effect of what mood its is like happy or sad.

PROXIMITY Definition: How close things our together or where an object is at image. Creates unity and emphasis and

TYPOGRAPHY Definition: Using type in an artistic way rather than in a paragraph form all the time.

UNITY Definition: Is all of the elements in an image but haven't been taken out of the image (found elements) Unity helps us see the image as a whole but we are able to take out elements from image as well.