Photography 1

Final Exam!

Jenna Lankey
Vertical Positioning: Bird’s Eye
An elevated view of an object from above
Vertical Positioning: Worm’s Eye
Ground level view where you can see the ground or surface
Vertical Positioning: High Angle
Above the subject, higher than eye level
Vertical Positioning: Low Angle
Below the subject, lower than eye level
Vertical Positioning: Dutch Tilt
Tilting the camera a bit when taking the picture
Horizontal Positioning: Front
A full frontal view of the subject, typical angle used
Horizontal Positioning: Back
A back view of the subject
Horizontal Positioning: ¾ Front
Typically means the subject is partially sideways, but the head
stays frontal
Horizontal Positioning: ¾ Back
Subject is faced backwards with their head over shoulder
Horizontal Positioning: Profile
A side view of the subject
Rule Of Thirds
If there was a grid separating the photo by lines of 3, the
subject would be placed in one of the 4 corners where those
lines meet.
Leading Lines
The use of natural lines such as fences or railroad tracks to
draw a viewer’s eyes towards the lines
Creative Lighting
The different sources and positioning of light when taking
pictures. Often affects the way the light hits the subject.
Concentrated lighting that is not overhead lighting
Black and White
The stripping of all color and saturation from an image