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SWC Photo & Digital
Composition & Design
Visual Elements Line
strong compositions=Use of Frame, Vantage Point/ Perspective, Design Principles, Visual Elements
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•Creates a boundary and separates an area of space from its background.
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•Lines can show you contour, emphasis, form, pattern, texture, and directional movement.
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•Types of Line:
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•Leading Lines
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•Intersecting Lines
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•Diagonal Lines
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•“Diagonals are dynamic!”
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•Zig Zag or “S” Curve
Mary Ellen Mark
Ed Burtynsky
Diagonal Line
Leading Lines
Intersecting Lines
Zig Zag or “S” Curve