Nature PhotosNature Photos

Landscape ExamplesLandscape Examples

Nature Examples Nature Examples

Ansel AdamsAnsel Adams

Photographer to focus onPhotographer to focus on

VocabularyVocabulary

Foreground:Foreground: any object that is found in the any object that is found in the front of your picture front of your picture

Middleground:Middleground: any object that is found in any object that is found in the middle of your picture.the middle of your picture.

Background:Background: any object that is found in the any object that is found in the back of your picture.back of your picture.

Focal point:Focal point: the part of the artwork that most the part of the artwork that most strongly draws your attention.strongly draws your attention.

Composition:Composition: a combination of all the parts of a combination of all the parts of the picture to make up the whole.the picture to make up the whole.

Rule of Thirds:Rule of Thirds: breaking your picture up into breaking your picture up into thirds so that the most important objects would thirds so that the most important objects would be on the intersecting lines.be on the intersecting lines.

ObjectiveObjective

AbstractAbstract

AbstractAbstract

You learned how to zoom in to your subjectYou learned how to zoom in to your subject You found:You found: TextureTexture LineLine ShapeShape FormForm PatternPattern

LightingLighting

DirectDirect AmbientAmbient IndirectIndirectYou found:You found:ContrastContrastShapeShapeFormFormBalanceBalance

ArchitectureArchitecture

ArchitectureArchitecture

Diagonal Lines and Leading LinesDiagonal Lines and Leading Lines You focused on:You focused on: LineLine LightingLighting ValueValue

NatureNature

Now you want to combine your knowledge of Now you want to combine your knowledge of framing, lighting, and line to take the best framing, lighting, and line to take the best picturespictures

Keep in mind your focal point is not in the Keep in mind your focal point is not in the center!!center!!

Also know that you are still looking for those Also know that you are still looking for those Principles and Elements: Shape, Value, Principles and Elements: Shape, Value, Texture, Contrast, Emphasis and PatternTexture, Contrast, Emphasis and Pattern

You can alter them!You can alter them!

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