Shape

Visual elements

What?
The way subjects connect to each other in a photo
forms shapes that draw the eye from subject to
subject.
Shape is everywhere. It is often the first thing you
see when you look at a scene.
It can be found in any object that has a definite
outline.
Regular shapes such as circles, squares and triangles
with even sides convey a sense of order and stability.
Irregular shapes such as rectangles, skewed
triangles, parallelograms and ovals can give a
photograph the illusion of motion or simply make it
seem more dynamic.

How?
To avoid overwhelming, try to find collections of
objects that have a similar shape.
If your subject is more interesting because of its
shape, you need to focus more on angle,
perspective and the placement of other objects in
the scene.
If your subject is more interesting because of its
form, you will be more concerned with light and
shadow and how you can best emphasize the two
dimensional shape of the object.

Shape