This document discusses different types of lines that can be used in photography, including implied lines, vertical lines, horizontal lines, diagonal lines, curves, S-curves, and leading lines. It provides examples for each type of line and describes the moods or emotions they can convey, such as strength for vertical lines and motion for diagonal lines. The document also briefly covers shapes, the difference between shapes and forms, and previews upcoming topics on color and lighting.

1. Photographic Elements
Part II: Lines & Shapes

2. Implied Lines
 Not actual lines
 Created by positioning of
objects
 The main type of line
Lines
 Created by the subject
 Provide moods/emotion

3. Examples:
 Trees
 Buildings
 Others???
Vertical Lines
 Strength
 Dignity
 Grandeur

5. Examples:
 Flat Lake
 Meadow
 Others???
Horizontal Lines
 Calm
 Tranquility
 Peacefullness

7. Examples:
 Runner
 Mountain
 Others???
* Diagonal lines can be easily
created by tilting the camera
Diagonal Lines
 Force
 Energy
 Motion

9. Examples:
 Bend in a river
 Garden Pathway
The Curve
 Beauty
 Charm

11. Examples:
 The female body
 Meandering creek
 Others???
The “S” Curve
 “The Line of Beauty”
 Elastic
 Graceful
 Alive

14. Examples:
 Old fence running into barn
 Train tracks converging on engine
 Others???
A Leading Line
 Takes eye to subject
 Must have an end point

16. Other Implied Lines
 Circle: Activity
 Triangle: strength and
dignity
 Radii: into or out of
center
 L-Shape: Good for
Framing

18. Examples:
Shape vs. Form
 Shape
- 2-dimensional
- Identification
Form
-3-dimensional
-Lighting is key

21. Coming Up Next…
 Colors
 Lighting