Elements
Captions
Stuff You Should Know
Essays
I Should Know This
100
This divides the photo into nine equal parts so the subject of your photograph is on one of the four intersecting points.
What is the rule of thirds?
100
The verb in your first paragraph should be written in this voice (not tense.)
What is active voice?
100
This is in the background of your photograph, usually messing it up.
What is a photobomb?
100
This sort of photo essay follows the clock.
What is time sequence?
100
When shooting action from side to side your photo should be taken in this configuration.
What is landscape?
200
This affects how the audience views your subject. Upclose shows drama. Shooting from a low angle enlarges your subject. Shooting from a high angle belittles your subject.
What is viewpoint or POV?
200
The first sentence of an AP caption is this.
What is a present tense sentence describing the action in the photograph without being obvious?
200
This allows your subject to either jump off the page or fade into obscurity.
What is background?
200
This type of photo essay is time agnostic and focuses on something happening.
What is event based?
200
This should be the configuration of your photograph when shooting action coming at you.
What is portrait?
300
This tells your brain something is beautiful.
What is symmetry?
300
The second element of an AP caption is this.
What is a past tense sentence providing context for the photograph?
300
This keeps your photograph from looking like it is tilted because your subject is on one side of the photo.
What is balance?
300
The photo essay allows the photojournalist to do what?
What is tell a complete story?
300
When shooting action from the side, the action should be doing this.
What is entering the frame?
400
This tells your brain there is order.
What is pattern?
400
This is the third element of an AP photo caption.
What is a photo credit?
400
These make it appear something is 'growing' from your subject because you placed your subject directly in front of another object.
What are mergers?
400
Your final project photo essay is this type of photo essay.
What is time time sequence?
400
This tricks your brain into seeing three dimensions when only two are present in a photograph.
What is depth of field?
500
This separates your subject from the outside world.
What is framing?
500
This tells the viewers what is happening around the photograph when it was taken.
What is context?
500
This leads your eye to the horizon line.
What is leading lines?
500
This photo essay shows a diverse set of images to convey a complex idea.
What is the concept/theme photo essay?
500
A photo caption found in many magazines contain this element which is not found in an AP caption.
What is a quote?
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