2. What is Photography?
Photography comes
from two Greek words:
“photo” and “graph”.
Photo means light and
graph means drawing.
An image or picture is
created by means of
light, that’s why this is
also referred to as
“drawing with light”.
3. Photograph has been
known today as a fine art.
With the help of camera,
anyone may capture a
nice work of art. Since
photography considered a
fine art, the different
elements and principles of
arts are also applied.
4. What are Principles in Photography?
1. Contrast as a principle of art may be shown
using complementary colors or emphasized
differences using light and dark colors.
2. Emphasis is a principle of art in which part of
the work stand out, in order to draw the
viewer’s eye there first.
3. Harmony is a consistent, orderly, or pleasing
arrangement of parts.
5. 4. Unity is taking the parts of a piece of
art and unifying them into something
better as a whole.
5. Balance is arranging the elements in a
piece so that there is an equality from
one side to the other.
6. Pattern or rhythm is simply repeating
an element that will cause the viewer’s
eye to move around to each element.
6. Understanding the elements and
principles of art will make you capture
a good scene around you. remember
that photography is not just about
taking photos. It is also about applying
or using the elements and principles of
art.
7. In photography, a camera is an
important tool. Camera choice
depends on what the camera can do
and abilities and interest of the
photographer. Each type of camera is
different from another. The advantage
of one camera can be a disadvantage
of another.
8. 1. Phone camera with the
growth of technology, taking
pictures had become easy and
handy. Mobile phones now are
equipped with the camera.
9. 2. point-and shoot camera is a still
camera made for easy use. It is also
called a compact camera.
10. Why is photography important?
Many people are fascinated with
photography. They may not be professional
photographers, but they take delight in taking
pictures of their family, friends, vacation,
events, and celebration. You learn about
people from different parts of the world.
Pictures show us scene of important and
historic events. You learn events in the past
with pictures.
11. What is photo essay?
A photo essay is a collection of
pictures or image that are arranged in
a specific order to tell that progression
of events, emotions, and concepts.
12. Steps in making a photo essay:
1. Think about a topic or theme, which
would you like to do your essay about.
Make sure your theme has a point or
tells a story.
2. Write down your ideas for photo
composition and then choose the best
ones.
13. 3. Take photographs, based on the topic
or theme you planned. Make sure you
have a large variety of photos to choose
from.
4. Make sure that your photos flow
together and are easily connected
visually.
5. Finally, add captions explaining your
photos and the story they are
portraying.
