Leading space
the greater space left in front of the subject for them to move into.
Depth
- vertically and horizontally in one plane, and closer and further away as well
Direction of movement
the feeling that a photo’s subject is moving across the photo.
Framing-
a technique using something in the foreground that “frames the subject and leads the eye into the photo to focus on the subject.
Filling the frame
concept where the subject is made the most important thing by having it fill the camera screen.
Leading lines
straight, curved, parallel, or diagonal lines that pull your eye into or through a photo.
Freezing action
technique that stops movement and allows you to see something that would have happened too quickly to see without the benefit of photography.
Overexposure
too much light reaches the camera’s sensor producing photos that are way too bright.
Underexposure
too little light reaches the camera’s sensor producing photos that are way too dark.
Blown out
- when a photo is way overexposed, the bright parts of the photo appear all white with no detail.
Silhouettes-
black shape with light coming from behind the subject.
Backlighting-
light coming from behind the subject
Flash glare-
bright spot of light bounced back from a reflective surface.
Fill flash
combines the effects of the natural light from behind the subject with light from your camera’s flash in front of the subject.