Rules of Composition
requires dividing your shot into nine equal sections using a set or horizontal and vertical lines
What is rule of thirds?
the series of steps followed in a creative process from beginning to end
What is workflow?
screen on the back of the camera for looking at your photos, settings, etc.
What is LCD display?
Provides a bit of extra light during dim, low light situations
What is flash?
lead the viewer through the image and ensure their attention is focused on important elements
What is leading lines?
When something in a photo repeats
What is patterns?
to review a large collection of images and select only the best ones, discarding the rest
What is cull?
the main visual source for image-taking
What is viewfinder?
changes the mode of the camera
What is mode dial?
What is blurred background?
taking photos from up high or down low
What is point of view?
to store
What is archive?
Deletes selected images from the memory card
What is delete button?
Changes settings
What is main dial?
making sure you don't exclude relevant body parts in your shots
What is don't cut off limbs?
leaving little or no space around your subject
What is filling the frame?
too bright
What is overexposed?
displays images saved to the memory card
the button you use to take the picture
What is shutter button?
What is layers?
having something around your subject, natural or man-made, to direct attention to it
What is framing?
too dark
What is underexposed?
press to allow the lens to be switched out
Use to navigate images, menu items, settings and focus points
What are cross keys?
when you frame your shots so that your subject has room to move into
What is rule of space?