Static and Dynamic

Static Portrait:
The focal point of this image is the man. This shows static, because his legs and arms are straight. The subordinate element of the straight poles holding up the raining are straight up and down adding to the static of this image. The element of form and principle line are shown in this image.





Dynamic Portrait:

The man is the focal point of this image. His body and legs go off at angles from each other, so do his knees and arms, so this is a dynamic image. The angle of the staircase adds to the dynamic composition. The element of form and the principle of line are shown in this image.






Static Portrait:

The woman in this picture is the focal point. Her arms and torso are straight giving the image a static composition. The straight lines in the window add to the static feel of the image. The element of contrast and the principle of color are shown in this image.













Dynamic Portrait: 
The woman in this picture is the focal point. Her arms and leg is
bent and she is looking away from the camera creating a dynamic
appearance. In this image the window frames are at a slight angle creating a more dynamic look.  The element of contrast and the principle of color are shown in this image.

Dynamic Landscape:
The focus point in the image is the tree trunk, because it is twisted the image is dynamic. The branches that go out at angles and are also twisted create a more dynamic look. The principle of texture and the element of contrast are present in the image.






Static Landscape:
The focal point of the image is the tree trunk, because it is straight the image is static. The branch in the front that is aligned with the trunk adds to the dynamic composition of the image. The element of contrast and the principle of contrast is demonstrated in the image.




Static Architecture:
The staircase is the focal point of the image, because all of the stairs are aligned and straight the image is static. The straight lines of the railings and window add to the static feel of the image. The principle of value and the element of harmony are demonstrated in the image.





 Dynamic Architecture:
The wall is the focal point of the image, because it is curved the image is dynamic. The angle of the roof and telephone wires adds to the dynamic feel of the image. The elements of contrast and rhythm are demonstrated in this image.

Rule of Thirds

 The rule of thirds describes what makes a picture more visibly pleasing. Images are divided into thirds vertically and horizontally. Images are more pleasing to look at when the focus point of the image is aligned with either the horizontal line, vertical line, or at an intersection point of both.


The focus point of the image is the trees. This image shows the rule of thirds because the trees are on the vertical thirds of the image.









In this image the focus point is the man. Rule of thirds is shown because his body is on the right vertical line and his face is on the intersection point of the top horizontal and right vertical lines.

The girl is the focus point of this image. The rule of thirds is shown because her left eye is on the intersection point of the top third and left third of the image.

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ISO Balance

 Shutter Speed: The shutter speed is how long the shutter is open when an image is taken. The longer the shutter is open the more light will get in and the brighter the image will be. The shorter the shutter speed the less light gets in and the darker the image will be. A slow shutter speed will give motion blur, while a higher shutter speed will give the appearance of an object being frozen in time.




Aperture: The aperture is how large the opening in the lens is, the higher the f stop the lower the aperture and the lower the f stop the higher the aperture. The larger the aperture is the smaller your depth of field will be, and the smaller the aperture the larger your depth of field will be. Portraits and night shots require a bigger aperture. A smaller aperture would be used on a bright day or when taking landscape shots.



ISO: The ISO measures the sensitivity of the image. The lower the ISO the less sensitive it will be and the less light it will sense. The higher the ISO the more sensitive it will be and the more light it will sense. The higher your ISO is the more noise will be in your image, but will also allow you to use faster shutter speeds to avoid motion blur.

Principles of Exposure: Capturing and Controlling Value

1)Split Lighting
2)Loop Lighting
3)Experimental Lighting
4)Short Lighting
5)Rembrandt Lighting
6)Butterfly Lighting
7)Broad Lighting