Photography Terms
a photo that shows an activity or event in progress
What is an Action Shot?
white space that leads the eye around the page and divides elements
What is eye line?
DPS
What is the abbreviation for a double page spread?
16 consecutive pages printed and trimmed together
What is a signature?
photos that represent student life and sometimes are posed
What are scrapbook photos?
revenue from tuition and ad sales to businesses and senior families
Payton Ziegler with Jostens Publishing Company
Who is our yearbook publisher and representative?
introduces the school and theme beginning with the title page as the first page in this series of pages
What is the opening?
refers to the area on a photo that is to be used or reproduced
What is cropping?
the largest photo on the page
What is a dominant photo?
cover, title page, opening and closing spreads, divider pages, and end sheets but not in ads
What are the major areas that the theme is shown?
the invisible framework of the page that holds content. It is invisible because it does not print on the page
What is a column grid?
the middle of the DPS, the binding of the book
What is the gutter?
the method of dividing a photo into thirds vertically and horizontally to create four intersection points in which the main subject can be a little off center
What is "rule of thirds"?
a horizontal or vertical photo
What is the format of a photo?
260
What is the number of pages for the 2025 yearbook?
any photo or art element placed next to the page number to delineate sections
What is a folio?
all photos and clip art, some design elements
What are graphics?
bringing the foreground of a photo into sharp focus while blurring the background to take it out of focus
What is selective focus?
a photo taken above the action
What is bird's eye?
Fall, Winter, Spring, Seniors, Academics, Events, Clubs, etc.
What are the sections of the book?
the inside front and back of the cover, sometimes printed, sometimes left white/blank
What are the end sheets?
the physical and digital chart that helps us plan what goes on every page of the book
What is the page ladder
a complete visual story with photos taken before, during, and after an event
What are sequence photos?