Photography Terms

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Across
  1. 2. do you see geometric or organic shapes? What are they?
  2. 5. is there depth to the photograph or does it seem shallow? What creates this appearance? Are there important negative spaces in addition to positive spaces? Is there depth created by spatial illusions?
  3. 6. if you could touch the surface of the photograph how would it feel? How do the objects in the picture look like they would feel?
  4. 8. what areas appear clearest or sharpest in the photograph? What do not?
  5. 11. reason(s) why the artist made a work of art.
  6. 12. the subject, topic or information captured in a photograph
  7. 14. approach confronting a scene in a straight-forward manner, without using unusual angles or distortion
  8. 15. an image that emphasizes formal elements (line, shape, etc) rather than specific, recognizable objects.
  9. 16. actual physical surroundings or scenery whether real or artificial.
  10. 18. this point is the place from which a photographer takes a photograph.
  11. 19. photographs whose main purpose is to record a place, person(s) or event
  12. 20. the vantage point from which the photograph was taken; generally used when discussing a photograph taken from an unusual or exaggerated vantage point.
  13. 21. concerned with communicating emotion
  14. 22. a point of view free from personal bias, which attempts to consider all available information with equal regard and fairness.
  15. 24. are there any objects, shapes or lines which repeat and create a pattern?
  16. 25. the arrangement or structure of the formal elements that make up an image.
  17. 26. the part of a scene or picture that is or seems to be toward the back.
  18. 27. what areas of the photograph are most highlighted? Are there any shadows? Does the photograph allow you to guess the time of day? Is the light natural or artificial? Harsh or soft? Reflected or direct?
Down
  1. 1. the distribution of visual elements in a photograph. Symmetrical balance distributes visual elements evenly in an image. Asymmetrical balance is found when visual elements are not evenly distributed in an image.
  2. 3. type of focus where the objects(s) which appears most prominently and/or most clearly focused in a photograph.
  3. 4. shapes based on natural objects such as trees, mountains, leaves, etc.
  4. 5. the main object or person(s) in a photograph.
  5. 7. strong visual differences between light and dark, varying textures, sizes, etc.
  6. 9. an image that portrays the natural environment.
  7. 10. shape simple rectilinear or curvilinear shapes found in geometry, such as circles, squares, triangles, etc.
  8. 13. an image which shows recognizable objects.
  9. 17. a unifying or dominant idea in one work of art or in a collection of works.
  10. 18. is there a range of tones from dark to light? Where is the darkest value? Where is the lightest?
  11. 23. what the photographer has placed within the boundaries of the photograph.
  12. 25. the outline of an object or shape.
  13. 27. are there objects in the photograph that act as lines? Are they straight, curvy, thin, thick? Do the lines create direction in the photograph? Do they outline? Do the lines show movement or energy?