Shape In photography

Shape Affects structure by where it is, and where it isn’t It is an area or mass which defines an object in space In photography often defined by the blocks of dark and light areas

Organic shapes Most often occur in nature Typically irregular in outline Often asymmetrical

Geometric shapes ‘Regular’ Shapes such as squares, circles, rectangles, cubes, spheres Typically regular in outline Often symmetrical Generally man-made, but can be in nature, such as raindrops, snowflakes or soap bubbles

Negative space that creates shape Sometimes the main shape isn’t the main element Shape can be created by negative space Can be more interesting than the elements around it

Assignment 10 pictures of shapes 4 organic, 4 geometric, 2 created by negative space Can be ‘manipulated’ by you Upload to a new Wiki page named “5 Shapes”