Photography techniques

Photography techniques

Photography techniques refers to various methods of taking pictures through the use of different camera functions, lighting, angles and exposure time.

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Vertical orientation

Photography; Photography techniques

Vertical orientation reffers to photographs that are taller than they are wide. "Vertical photographs are taken by tilting the camera sideways. Vertical framing reduces the room and gives intense ...

Symmetry is close agreement in size, shape, and position of parts that are on opposite sides of a dividing line or center : an arrangement involving regular and balanced proportions. In photography, ...

Subject placement

Photography; Photography techniques

Subject placement refers to the position of the subject relative to the frame. Placing the subject in the center is one method of subject placement but some will argue that when you place your ...

geometric shape

Photography; Photography techniques

Geometric shapes are images that use mathematically described geometric shapes (arcs, curves, lines) and points rather than bitmapped pixels to create objects. Geometric shapes, by contrast, can be ...

One-point perspective

Photography; Photography techniques

One point perspective is a method that shows how things appear to get smaller as they get further away, converging towards a single 'vanishing point' on the horizon line. A vanishing point is "the ...

shape

Photography; Photography techniques

Shapes are elements that take up specific space in frame in a particular way. At the same time, they are two-dimensional and take up a specific amount of a frame’s space. An element’s shape is ...

Subject matter

Photography; Photography techniques

The subject matter of a photograph is the primary object being photographed for a project or the primary subject of interest on which a photographer focuses. Some examples of subject matter are ...