Composition & Visual Design
5 terms
Figure-Ground Relationship
Composition & Visual Design
The perceptual separation of a subject from its background, which determines whether it reads clearly.
Filling the Frame
Composition & Visual Design
Composing so the subject occupies most or all of the picture area, leaving little surrounding context.
Focal Point
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The element in a photograph that the eye is drawn to first and returns to.
Foreground Interest
Composition & Visual Design
An element placed close to the camera to anchor the composition and establish depth.
Frame Within a Frame
Composition & Visual Design
Using an element in the scene — a doorway, arch, window or overhanging branch — to surround and isolate the subject.