1. The Rules of Photography
Unit 57: Photography and Photographic Practice Terminology
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2. Rule of thirds
It is split with 2 vertical and 2 horizontal
lines, the vocal point should be the
intersection. The rule of thirds is a “rule
of thumb" or guideline which applies to
the process of composing visual
images such
as designs, films, paintings, and photogra
phs. The guideline proposes that an
image should be imagined as divided into
nine equal parts by two equally-spaced
horizontal lines and two equally-spaced
vertical lines, and that important
compositional elements should be
placed along these lines or their
intersections.

3. Framing
Framing is a technique
used to bring focus to the
subject. Framing can make
an image
more aesthetically pleasin
g and keep the
viewer's focus on the
framed object(s).

4. Leading Lines
The use of lines to lead he
eye from the foreground
to the background. They
are intentional or
unintentional, natural
lines created in the space
of the photograph and are
used to create a
visual narrative in the
composition.

5. Balancing Elements
You should balance the
weight of your subject
with a lesser importance
to ‘fill the space’.

6. Symmetry & Patterns
This creates a visually
strong vocal point if it is a
mirror image. Symmetry is
one of those
compositional elements
that has its own dynamic
impact.

7. Depth of Field
The DOF is the distance between the
nearest and farthest objects in a
scene that are acceptably sharp in an
image. Depth of field does not
abruptly change from sharp to
unsharp, but instead occurs as a
gradual transition. If you focus on a
close subject you get less depth of
field than when you focus on
something more distant, which again
can be brought to combine with
aperture and focal length to widen or
reduce overall depth of field.