Composition Techniques
When two sides of an image mirror each other
What is symmetry?
A momentary burst of light that brightens up shadows in an image
What is flash?
These are a normal part of the human experience, and there are many ways to capture or express them through photography.
What are feelings or emotions?
A photo of a person where the face is the main focus, and the purpose is to capture the likeness, personality, or mood of the person.
What is a portrait?
The name of the school that Harry Potter attends
What is Hogwarts?
The point at which two parallel lines seem to meet, going back in space.
What is vanishing point?
Words that go with a photograph to provide a description or context for the image (Hint: can be literal or abstract)
What are captions?
The placement or arrangement of elements in a photograph
What is composition?
The part of the face that usually captures the viewers' attention and expresses emotions most powerfully.
What are the eyes?
In the game of chess, this piece can move in any direction
What is the queen?
This technique involves leading the viewer's eye through the image using lines or pathways that guide attention to the main subject
What is leading lines?
How much of the image is in focus (Hint: can be shallow or deep)
What is depth of field?
A magazine that is famous for its beautiful photographs; focuses on geography, wildlife, and cultures around the world.
What is National Geographic?
A photograph where the photographer is also the main subject
What is a self portrait?
A fruit that has its seeds on the outside
What is a strawberry?
Rather than being taken at eye-level, this technique refers to photographs taken from different angles such as high above, at ground level, from the side, from the back, from very close up, etc.
What is point of view?
The amount of light that reaches the camera's sensor.
(Hint: can be over-, under-, or balanced)
What is exposure?
A series or group of photographs that all center around a main subject or theme, often used to tell a story.
What is a photo essay?
This word refers to the ability to overcome or recover from a challenge or difficulty
What is resilience?
The type of fish that Nemo is in "Finding Nemo"
What is a clownfish?
Placing the main subject of a photograph off-center, usually along lines or at the intersection of a grid that divides the image into nine equal parts
What is rule of thirds?
Refers to a concept or idea that is not tied to a physical object or literal experience
(examples: love, beauty, truth, freedom, courage, wisdom, etc.)
What is "abstract"?
The set of qualities, values, personality traits, interests, memories, relationships, etc. that forms a person's sense of self.
Or more simply, it is who we are.
What is identity?
The tendency to see faces in everyday objects.
What is facial pareidolia?
The streaming service that produced the show "Stranger Things"
What is Netflix?