1. How to Take a Great Photograph (and what to do with it!) © Yvonne Linnabary for Everett Public Schools

2. Part 2: The Elements of Design

3. Start with the Elements of Design Line Shape Form Value Color Texture Space

4. Line—We perceive line as the edges of shapes and forms.

5. Shape-Anything that seems to be a 2-D enclosed space or appears flat.

6. Form—3-D objects that give the impression of volume and mass.

7. Value—Darkness, lightness and contrast between tones and shades

8. Color—The perception and organization of hues, shades, tones and tints.

9. Texture—The simulation of tactile surfaces in a photograph.

10. Space—To create the illusion of depth on a 2-D surface.