PHOTOGRAPHY

BY SARAH STANLEY SHILLINGFORD

 THE RULE OF THIRDS

WHAT IS THE RULE OF THIRDS PHOTO

• THE RULE OF THIRDS IS APPLIED BY
ALIGNING A SUBJECT WITH THE GUIDE
LINES AND THEIR INTERSECTION POINTS,
PLACING THE HORIZON ON THE TOP OR
BOTTOM LINE.
 NEGATIVE SPACE

WHAT IS NEGATIVE SPACE PHOTO

• NEGATIVE SPACE, IN ART, IS THE SPACE
AROUND AND BETWEEN THE SUBJECT OF
AN IMAGE, NEGATIVE SPACE MAY BE MOST
EVIDENT WHEN THE SPACE AROUND A
SUBJECT.
 SYMMETRY IN PHOTOGRAPHY

WHAT IS SYMMETRY IN
PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTO
• SYMMETRY REFERS TO A LINE THAT SPLITS
AN OBJECT IN HALF AND IF BOTH SIDES OF
THE OBJECT ARE AN EXACT MIRROR IMAGE
OF EACH OTHER.
 LIGHTING TECHNIQUES

WHAT IS LIGHTING TECHNIQUES PHOTO

• THE LIGHTING IN A PLACE IS THE WAS THAT
IT IS LIT, FOR EXAMPLE BY ELECTRIC LIGHTS,
BY CANDLES, BY WINDOWS OR THE
QUALITY OF THE LIGHT IN IT.
 SHADOWS AND SILHOUETTES

WHAT IS SHADOWS AND

SILHOUETTES PHOTO
• SILHOUETTE IS THE DARK SHAPE AND
OUTLINE OF SOMEONE OR SOMETHING
VISIBLE IN RESTRICTED LIGHT AGAINST A
BRIGHTER BACKGROUND, SHADOW IS A
DARK AREA OR SHAPE PRODUCED BY A
BODY COMING BETWEEN RAYS OF LIGHT
AND A SURFACE.
 LEADING LINES

WHAT IS LEADING LINES PHOTO

• LEADING LINES ARE ONE OF THE MOST
EFFECTIVE AND UNDERUTILISED
COMPOSITIONAL TOOLS AVAILABLE TO
PHOTOGRAPHERS.
 MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY

WHAT IS MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTO

• MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY IS CLOSE UP
PHOTOGRAPHY, USUALLY OF VERY SMALL
SUBJECTS AND LIVING ORGANISMS LIKE
SIZE OF THE SUBJECT IN THE PHOTOGRAPH
IS GREATER THAN LIFE SIZE
 PANORAMIC PHOTOGRAPHY

WHAT IS PANORAMIC
PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTO
• PANORAMIC PHOTOGRAPHY IS A
TECHNIQUE OF PHOTOGRAPHY USING
SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT OR SOFTWARE,
THAT CAPTURES IMAGES WITH
HORIZONTALLY ELONGATED FIELDS OF
VIEW.