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Understanding composition terms and principles

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Understanding composition terms and principles

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that you need to know for the ACA exam. to indicate the ratio of the width and height of screens. The rule of thirds is a well-known composition technique where the photographer imagines a three by three grid on top of an image, both horizontally and vertically, to make an effective composition. to emphasis other areas, Foreground and background are fairly obvious, but necessary vocabulary for describing images. Foreground refers to elements in an image that are closer to the camera than the subject, and background refers to elements that are behind the subject. Tone is the lightness or darkness in an image. It's similar to the term luminosity It's similar to the term luminosity and it can also be used in reference to color. An image with warm tones would have reds, browns, and yellows. An image with cool tones would skew towards blue, purple, and green. Contrast is the difference between Contrast is the difference between lights and darks in an…

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