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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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Frame
Photography; Photography techniques
It is the rectangular area within which the image is composed by the photographer. The setting for the image is the picture frame. In photography, the format of this frame is fixed at the time of ...
secondary focal point
Photography; Photography techniques
The secondary focal point is the visual point which grabs less attention than the primary focal point. While the primary focal point is the subject of the photograph, the secondary focal point can be ...
curved lines
Photography; Photography techniques
Curved lines or S curves suggest sensuality, elegance and a serene sense of balance. S curves do not necessarily need to be S-shaped; any form of a winding line can be used. Some examples include ...
primary focal point
Photography; Photography techniques
There can be more than just one focal point in a photograph. A photograph can have a primary focal point, a secondary focal point and even a third focal point. The primary focal point is the point ...
Framing
Photography; Photography techniques
The technique of drawing attention to the subject of your image by blocking other parts of the image with something in the scene. Framing is the manner in which subjects and objects are surrounded ...
Depth of field
Photography; Photography techniques
The distance between the closest and furthest points in an image that are in ‘acceptable focus’. In every picture there is a certain area of your image in front of, and behind the subject that ...
Two-point perspective
Photography; Photography techniques
A two-point perspective si a linear perspective in which parallel lines along the width and depth of an object are represented as meeting at two separate points on the horizon that are 90 degrees ...
