Photography Terms Composition Techniques

Term Definition Picture

High a
Angle
cinema
tic
techniq
ue
where
the
camera
looks
down
on the
subject
from a
high
angle
and the
point of
focus
often
gets
Low a shot
Angle
from a
camera
angle
position
ed low
on the
vertical
axis,
anywhe
 re
below
the eye
line,
looking
up

Backli a light
ght
is
placed
behind
or at
right
angles
to an
object,
person,
or
scene
to
produc
e such
effects
as
depth
or
separat
ion of
subject
and
 backgr
ound

Frontl is
ight
basicall
y
having
one
light
that
comes
from, or
near,
the
camera
and
shines
forward
.
Candi a
d
photogr
aph
capture
d
without
creatin
ga
posed
appear
ance.
Posed a
position
or
attitude
assume
d in
posing,
or
exhibit
ed by a
figure
in a
picture,
sculptu
ral
work,
tableau
, or the
like.
Rule applied by
of aligning a
Thirds subject
with the
guide lines
and their
intersectio
n points,
placing the
horizon on
the top or
bottom
line, or
allowing
linear
features in
the image
to flow
from
section to
section.
Leadi refers
ng
Lines to a
compos
ition
techniq
ue
whereb
y the
viewer'
s eye is
attracte
d to
lines
that
lead
directly
to the
principl
e
subject
in the
image.
Frami framing
ng
with
light or
lack of
light,
they all
work
well to
bring
the
 viewer'
s eye to
your
subject.

Close are one of

up the
standard
shots used
regularly
with
medium
shots and
long shots