ELEMENTS OF DESIGNELEMENTS OF DESIGN

Camera AnglesCamera Angles

Every time that you take a photograph you choose a position or camera angle to take it from. The camera angle and your position is an important consideration that should be given careful thought before the shutter is released.

Worms Eye ViewWorms Eye View

Birds Eye ViewBirds Eye View

Normal ViewNormal View

Taken from a standing position. The most Taken from a standing position. The most obvious and common camera angle.obvious and common camera angle.

Camera FormatsCamera Formats

• Vertical FormatVertical Format- also commonly known as Portrait format.- also commonly known as Portrait format.

• Horizontal Format Horizontal Format - also commonly known as Landscape format- also commonly known as Landscape format

Camera FormatsCamera Formats

• Using either of these is as simple as Using either of these is as simple as rotating the camera 90 degrees.rotating the camera 90 degrees.

• However photographers often forget to However photographers often forget to consider how doing this simple thing can consider how doing this simple thing can improve the composition of their improve the composition of their photograph.photograph.

Camera FormatsCamera Formats

• So as you are composing your image, test So as you are composing your image, test out and select the format that will help to out and select the format that will help to communicate your image best and also communicate your image best and also make good use of the entire frame area.make good use of the entire frame area.

Understanding the mechanics of photography Understanding the mechanics of photography is important but this alone will not enable you to is important but this alone will not enable you to take great photographs.take great photographs.

Great photographs are the result of Great photographs are the result of observation, good composition and the correct observation, good composition and the correct use of the camera and its accessories.use of the camera and its accessories.

Devoting the time to learn some of the basic Devoting the time to learn some of the basic skills of composition and elements of skills of composition and elements of photographic design will make an immediate photographic design will make an immediate improvement to the photograph that you take.improvement to the photograph that you take.

This must then be followed up by This must then be followed up by

practice and critical analysis of the practice and critical analysis of the photograph that you take.photograph that you take.