Visual Literacy Concepts Composition, Tone and Light

Make the photograph interesting Composition Balance Subject Placement Pattern Tone Light Direction Quality Composition

Composition is the arrangement of items in an image where the subject is, in relation to the borders of the image the key to successful images

Composition is Balance Balance Subject Placement Pattern Symmetry Asymmetry Subject Placement Leading Lines Framing Rule of Thirds Pattern Radial Design Repetition Balance

Make the photograph interesting Be Sure to Balance Symmetrical Asymmetrical

Balance Equal weight on the left & right sides of the image

Balance Symmetry Asymmetry Both sides of an imaginary central line are the same (like a mirror image) Asymmetry Both sides of an imaginary central line ARE NOT the same

Symmetry Both sides of an imaginary central line are the same (like a mirror image) Karl Blossfeldt

Asymmetry Both sides of an imaginary central line ARE NOT the same Karl Blossfeldt

Symmetry Both sides of an imaginary central line are the same (like a mirror image) Diane Arbus

Asymmetry Both sides of an imaginary central line ARE NOT the same Diane Arbus

Symmetry Both sides of an imaginary central line are the same (like a mirror image) Walker Evans

Asymmetry Both sides of an imaginary central line ARE NOT the same Walker Evans

Which? Symmetry or Asymmetry? Both sides of an imaginary central line ARE NOT the same Ansel Adams

Which? Symmetry or Asymmetry? Both sides of an imaginary central line ARE NOT the same Bill Brandt

Which? Symmetry or Asymmetry? Both sides of an imaginary central line ARE NOT the same Jerry Uelsmann

If a photograph has an asymmetrical composition, is it balanced? ????? Question ????? If a photograph has an asymmetrical composition, is it balanced? ????? Answer ????? YES!

Balance Equal weight on the left & right sides of the image

Balance Symmetry Asymmetry Both sides of an imaginary central line are the same (like a mirror image) Asymmetry Both sides of an imaginary central line ARE NOT the same

Balance Symmetry Asymmetry Both sides of an imaginary central line are the same (like a mirror image) Asymmetry Both sides of an imaginary central line ARE NOT the same

Balance Symmetry Asymmetry Both sides of an imaginary central line are the same (like a mirror image) Asymmetry Both sides of an imaginary central line ARE NOT the same

Is a photograph of a human face always symmetrically balanced? ????? Question ????? Is a photograph of a human face always symmetrically balanced? ????? Answer ????? NO!

Is a photograph of a human face always symmetrically balanced? This photo IS symmetrical (basically) Will Smith William Bailey

This photo is NOT symmetrical Is a photograph of a human face always symmetrically balanced? This photo is NOT symmetrical Leonard DiCaprio 1994 Greg Gorman

This photo IS symmetrical Is a photograph of a human face always symmetrically balanced? This photo IS symmetrical Gloria Swanson Edward Steichen

This photo is NOT symmetrical Is a photograph of a human face always symmetrically balanced? This photo is NOT symmetrical Michael Jackson Greg Gorman

Balance Symmetry Asymmetry Both sides of an imaginary central line are the same (like a mirror image) Asymmetry Both sides of an imaginary central line ARE NOT the same

Composition is Balance Subject Placement Subject Placement Pattern Symmetry Asymmetry Subject Placement Leading Lines Framing Rule of Thirds Pattern Radial Design Repetition Subject Placement

Make the photograph interesting Draw Attention to Your Subject Leading Lines Leading Lines Framing Rule of Thirds

Draw Attention to Your Subject Leading Lines Lines that lead in a path to the subject Ansel Adams

Leading Lines Lines that lead in a path to the subject Lewis Hine

Leading Lines Lines that lead in a path to the subject Dorothea Lange

Make the photograph interesting Draw Attention to Your Subject Leading Lines Framing Rule of Thirds Framing

Draw attention to the subject Framing Objects within the borders of the image frame the subject Arnold Newman

Framing Objects within the borders of the image frame the subject Manuel Alvarez-Bravo

Framing Objects within the borders of the image frame the subject Anne Geddes

Make the photograph interesting Draw Attention to Your Subject Leading Lines Framing Rule of Thirds Rule of Thirds

Rule of Thirds Place the subject in ONE junction of an imaginary “tic-tac-toe” grid over the image.

Rule of Thirds Place the subject in ONE junction of an imaginary “tic-tac-toe” grid over the image. Dorothea Lange

Rule of Thirds Place the subject in ONE junction of an imaginary “tic-tac-toe” grid over the image. Imogen Cunningham

Rule of Thirds Place the subject in ONE junction of an imaginary “tic-tac-toe” grid over the image. Steve Ludlum

Composition is Balance Subject Placement Pattern Pattern Symmetry Asymmetry Subject Placement Leading Lines Framing Rule of Thirds Pattern Radial Design Repetition Pattern

Make the photograph interesting Look for patterns Radial Design Repetition Radial Design

Radial Design Objects, shapes, lines and/or colors radiate out from a central point in a circular pattern. Yuri Bond

Radial Design Objects, shapes, lines and/or colors radiate out from a central point in a circular pattern. Yuri Bond

Make the photograph interesting Look for patterns Radial Design Repetition Repetition

Repetition Same shape, line, pattern, and/or color is repeated throughout the image. Harry Callahan

Repetition Same shape, line, pattern, and/or color is repeated throughout the image. Margaret Bourke-White

Elements of Composition Draw Attention to Your Subject Convey a Clear Message Make Your Photograph Interesting

Elements of Composition Balance Symmetry Asymmetry Subject Placement Leading Lines Framing Rule of Thirds Pattern Radial Design Repetition

Name that Composition! Symmetry Asymmetry Leading Lines Framing Rule of Thirds Radial Design Repetition Nelson Mandela Howard Bingham

Name that Composition! Symmetry Asymmetry Leading Lines Framing Rule of Thirds Radial Design Repetition NYC Skyscrapers Berenice Abbott

Name that Composition! Symmetry Asymmetry Leading Lines Framing Rule of Thirds Radial Design Repetition Pablo Picasso Arnold Newman

Name that Composition! Symmetry Asymmetry Leading Lines Framing Rule of Thirds Radial Design Repetition Eisenhower Arnold Newman

Name that Composition! Symmetry Asymmetry Leading Lines Framing Rule of Thirds Radial Design Repetition Booty Dog Elliott Erwitt

Elements of Composition Balance Symmetry Asymmetry Subject Placement Leading Lines Framing Rule of Thirds Pattern Radial Design Repetition

Visual Literacy Concepts Composition, Tone and Light