Elements of Art in Photography
The elements of art on photography is the backbone of visual arts used to help the design of something be more visually pleasing. each artist must know these in order to design their art work.
The Seven Elements of Photography
- Lines
2. Shape
Shape is a contained space that can be organic or geometric. organic shapes are imperfect and give the feel of flow, whereas geometric shapes are sharp and refined which give the feeling of perfection and pattern.
3. Color
Color plays an important role in photography, and art as a whole, as it can convey feelings of happiness and simplicity or sadness. Colors can be overbearing sometimes but if it's controlled well enough, the image will be well balanced.
4. Form
Form is the usage of light and shadow to extenuate the three dimensional aspects of the object through through the photo.
5. Space
Space is the space inside, around or above something in an image. Space is taken up by the subject of the photo, which is considered the positive space, and the empty space or background behind the subject is considered the negative space.
6. Texture
Texture is the way an object may look or feel like, it shows the details of an object and makes something more visually interesting. Details can show the smoothness, softness, or roughness of an object.
7. Pattern
Pattern is the repetition of shapes or textures organized in a way that it pleases the audience and has a visual rhythm.