Composition & Visual Design

5 terms

The perceptual separation of a subject from its background, which determines whether it reads clearly.

Composing so the subject occupies most or all of the picture area, leaving little surrounding context.

The element in a photograph that the eye is drawn to first and returns to.

An element placed close to the camera to anchor the composition and establish depth.

Using an element in the scene — a doorway, arch, window or overhanging branch — to surround and isolate the subject.