1. Creating a Composition

4. Elements
 Line – defines shape
 Shape – a two dimensional enclosed space
 Form – a three dimensional enclosed space
 Value – degree of lightness or darkness
 Color
 Hue – Synonymous with color
 Value – see above
 Intensity – Brightness or dullness
 Texture – Tactile quality; sense of touch
 Space – Area within composition; positive vs. negative; depth of space
Principles (Use of Elements)
 Balance – Equal visual weight
 Symmetrical – essentially mirror image
 Asymmetrical – equal visual weight but different elements to fill space
 Radial – moves from central point
 Unity – sense of wholeness or oneness
 Variety/contrast – emphasis on differences
 Emphasis – drawing attention to particular area
 Rhythm – creates sense of motion; a “beat” or undulation; peak and trough
 Movement – creates sense of motion
 Repetition – Repeating element
 Pattern – Uniform repetition of an element

5. Line
I chose this as line because
there are lines that move
throughout the picture. The
focal point is not in the center of
the picture.

6. Shape
This is shape because the ripples in the
water create tiny 2D rectangles and
squares, along with other elements and
principles.

7. Form
This shows form because the caterpillar is a
3D shape. This shows because of the
curves on the outline of the caterpillar. It
gives the impression that the caterpillar is a
cylinder shape.

8. Value
From top to bottom, the colors in this
picture show value. We go from almost a
brown, then in the middle we have orange,
and at the bottom we have a bright yellow.
This is the degree of lightness and
darkness.

9. Color
This picture has many different shades,
tones, and intensity in color; along with
other principles in elements.

10. Texture
If I were to touch the wood in this image I
would feel dry, rigid, and maybe at some
points sharp lines of wood. This texture is
demonstrated by the shading and lines in
the wood.

11. Space
The photographer shows space by the way
the human in the back appears to be
smaller than the sandal and also how they
are blurred out of the picture.

13. Balance:
asymmetrical
This picture shows asymmetrical balance
because on one side you have many eye-
catching colors with bloomed flowers, but it
is blurred out; on the other hand you have a
clear picture of a big insect, but no eye-
catching blooming flowers.

14. Balance:
radial
This is radial balance because there is a
pattern that starts in the center and works
it’s way out.

15. Unity
To me this shows unity because the things
in this picture start out in many different
places but eventually come together to form
this one big mass.

16. Variety
There are many different fish, plants,
colors, principles, and elements in this
picture. That is why I think it is variety.

17. Emphasis
In this picture there are two opposite colors:
green and red. The picture is mostly green
and there is one red flower. This causes the
flower to be the center of attention.

18. Rhythm
I chose rhythm because there are several
waterfalls in this picture and water moves at
a steady constant pace.

19. Movement
This picture shows movement because of
the smudge and blur of the objects in this
picture.

20. Repetition
I chose this as repetition because of the
repeating of colors in the same pattern that
show up multiple times throughout the
picture.

21. Pattern