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Compositional Techniques
How to take a good picture!
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Photography
10th Grade
02/07/2010

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Term
Rule Of Thirds
Definition
Putting the subject of your photo off to one side in one third of the picture.
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Camera Angle
Definition
How you hold the camera. Done by tilting the camera at an angle.
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Pattern
Definition
Taking a photo of something that is repeated over and over again.
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Zooming In
Definition
Getting up close to what you are taking a photo of using the zoom on your camera.
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Texture
Definition
Showing how something feels in a photo.
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Dramatic Lighting
Definition
Emphasizing shadows or highlights in your photo.
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Vantage Point
Definition
Where the photographer takes the photo in relationship to the subject.
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Seletive Focusing
Definition
When the photographer picks what is in or out of focus in the picture.
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Leading Lines
Definition
Lines that lead your eye through the photo or to the subject
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Depth of Field
Definition
Controlled by aperture. Shallow DOF is when the background is blurry, Great DOF is when everything is in focus.
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Contrast
Definition
Light vs. dark, or when two subjects are very different from one another in a photo (young vs, old).
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Framing
Definition
Putting a frame inside of a frame.
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Focal Point
Definition
Main subject of your picture, or where your eyes go to in the picture.
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Layering
Definition
Planning to put something in the front (foreground), middle (midground), and back (background) or your photo.
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