Line

Shape

Space

Form

Texture

Pattern

Colour

Similar to the Rule of Thirds but not really!

The Golden Ratio is involved in it’s unique division of squares not equal as in the Rule of thirds. 

Crushed

Drowning

Burned 

Fell

The quantity of light

The quality of light

Direction of light

They are created when 2 of the 3 primary colours are combined and then placed opposite the 3rd remaining primary colour...

(primary colours are red, blue, yellow) 

red + blue = purple

the remaining primary colour is yellow so 

purple + yellow are complementary

Contrast is a difference between the lightest and darkest tones of the subject or photographic image.

A high contrast photograph is where the dark and light tones dominate over the mid tones within the image.

The highest contrast image possible is one that contains only two tones, black and white, and where no mid tones remain. 

What does 

Chiaroscuro

(key-r-o-sku-ro)

mean?

Italian word meaning light and dark

chiaro = light

scuro - dark

artistically speaking, the term refers to the contrast of light and dark

Chiaroscuro represents the shadow and light we use in lighting everything from a box of Wheaties to actors having a romantic dinner.

It’s what gives our pictures depth and what gives your story emotion.

• Aesthetic

• Point of View

• Background

• Lighting

• Composition

• Balance

• Dimension

It is visually pleasing to the eye.

Shadow and light, volume and depth will affect the aesthetics of an image.

Since your subject is not moving or going anywhere, you have the ability to look at it from all different angles.

You can change focal lengths, perspectives and perhaps height, to achieve a different point of view.

To create a new image by changing your point of view.

It should be controlled.

While it is secondary, it should compliment, blend or enhance your subject but never overpower it.

It should be simple so make the subject fill the frame. Reduce the amount of background by moving closer to your subject.

As in any image, light is paramount. Without it there is no image.

Move the lighting to create interesting shadows. 

Move the subject within natural light to do the same.

Use the light to create shadows that enhance the subject or become part of the subject themselves.

The image must be symmetrical. Not necessarily in pattern but in weight.

There should be a flow through your image that implies balance and holds your image.

Too much symmetry can be boring, not enough can be visually tense.

It is a 2D representation of something 3D.

Depth must be implied.

This can be created by focusing on a subject in the foreground and placing objects in front of and behind the subject.

The foreground objects will appear larger than the subject and the items in the background will appear smaller giving depth to your image.

The viewer's eye is drawn to the portion of the image that is in focus.

This is how you control how your image is viewed.

Care must be used when deciding where or how much of an image is in focus.

Visual - relationship between objects within the frame and their place within the composition

Diminishing - objects become smaller in size as the distance from the camer to that object increases

Converging - lines in real life are parallel but appear to converge as they recede towards the horizon

It when you look at a photo and are able to describe what is good, bad and can be improved.

It is not criticism

Focus - in focus or purposely out of focus

Exposure - too light or dark, blown out or underexposed areas

Is DOF used to control the viewer's eye?

Contrast - Too much? Muddy?

How is the lighting?

How are the colours?

How is the framing of the image?

Are there things that should or shouldn't be in the frame?

Where are your eyes drawn to in the frame?

Does the image stir an emotion?

In a portrait, was the photographer able to connect with their subject? Are they tense, posed?

Does the photographer tell a story with the image?

 Part of a story?

It is a feature that the eye scans and follows through an image.

It is strongest when it directs your eye from side to side.

Diagonals, especially a variety of them, gives the greatest energy to an image.

Zig zags will guide your eyes through an image

Converging lines and perspective - 

the lines are actually parallel but appear to converge toward one or more vanishing points as they move away from the camera

Convergence and focal lengths - 

the diagonal convergent will be stronger with a wide angle lens than a telephoto lens

Convergence and Height - too low of an angle will fail to read clearly and too high of an angle will fail to show convergence

It can straighten or level something in the background

It can bring sharpness to diagonals from front to back when tilted into the plane of focus.

They create a Sense of Movement as your eye wants to follow the line

They will Increase the Energy of an image

They can be both natural and created - 

they can be created through perspective, post processing, composed tilt, point of view and implied lines

It is when a shape takes on 3 dimensions.

It is created from shadow and highlights

A reflection of every day life

It is real, unaltered impressions of public places

They are candid pictures of things you don't notice in your day

There is attention to detail

Yes,

It's almost always black and white

concentrates on a single, human moment caught at a decisive moment

Trying to keep the subjects from knowing they're being photographed

Act like a tourist, everyone will notice you but it's accepted

Use a wide angle lens, it forces you to get up close to your subject

Look, aim and shoot

1. Understand and acknowledge the fear of it, then do it

2. Acknowledge the people you're photographing

3. Stop thinking like you're stealing or sneaking the shot..make the picture don't take it

4. Start by asking to take a photo of someone, when you're comfortable, stop asking. It's ok

5. Get closer...don't invade personal space, but get closer to create your shot