Diving into Photography

Kylee Parshall

Ten Rules of Photography…

Rule of Thirds

• Human eyes are naturally drawn to point 2/3 the way up the page.

• Can crop the picture so the main focus point is near an intersection of the page.

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Viewpoint

• Taking a picture from the high above, down at ground level, from the side, or from a distance to create interest.

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Background

• Put an object in front of a neutral background to draw focus onto your main focus point.

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Create Depth

• :You can create depth by putting an object in the background, foreground, and middle ground.

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Symmetry and Patterns

• Having a picture be equal on both sides. Can be man made or natural

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Leading Lines

• Put the object of your photo off center and have a line leading to it so that the human eye will follow that line up and focus on your main focus point.

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Balancing Elements

• Place your main focus of the picture off center but have an empty or "less cluttered" background.

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Cropping

• Putting your attention on one thing so that it is not bothered by the clutter in the back ground.

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Framing

• Using a natural or a man made object to put a frame around what you want the eye to focus on.

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