Final Exam

Photography 1

Ezekiel Olson
Bird’s Eye View - Vertical Positioning
A top down view of the subject.
 A ground level point of view facing upwards
Worm’s Eye View
towards the subject.
 High Angle
Point of view at an angle above
the focal point.
 Low Angle
Point of view below the focal point.
 Dutch Tilt
Tilted or canted point of view.
Front - Horizontal Positioning
Viewing the subject straight on.
 Back
Subject is facing directly away from the camera.
 ¾ Front
Subject facing slightly away from the camera.
 ¾ Back
Subject has its back slightly facing the camera.
 Profile
Side view of the subject.
 Focal point is located on the intersection of conceptual
Rule of Thirds - 1
grid lines that divide the image into thirds.
Rule of Thirds - 2
 Leading Lines
Any line or lines in the composition of an image that leads
the eye to a focal point.
 Creative Lighting - 1
The use of one or more light sources to create
a specific lighting effect on a focal point.
Creative Lighting - 2
 Black and White - 1
Requires desaturating an image after taking it to remove color. Because of the
limitations of color, creative photo composition is needed to take a pleasing image.
Black and White - 2