art principals/terms

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elements of art

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color, line, shape, form, texture, value, space

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color

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element of art made of three properties: hue, value, intensity

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hue

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name of color

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value

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hue lightness and darkness

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intensity

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quality of brightness and purity of a hue

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line

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element of art defined by a point moving in space. can be two or three dimensional, descriptive, implied, or abstract

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shape

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an element of art that is two dimensional, flat, or limited to height and width

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form

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element of art that has three dimensional and encloses volume, height, width, and depth

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texture

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refers to the way things look or might feel (surface quality)

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value

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lightness or darkness of tones or colors (white lightest, black darkest)

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middle gray

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halfway between tone extremes

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space

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positive and negative areas are defined or a sense of depth is achieved

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principles of design

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balance, contrast, unity, variety, emphasis, harmony, repetition, rhythm, pattern, movement

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balance

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a way of combining elements to create equilibrium or stability in art

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contrast

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arrangement of opposite elements to create visual interest

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unity

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elements have a clear visual relationship to one or more elements

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variety

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concerned with diversity or contrast

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emphasis

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area or object that draws attention and becomes a focal point

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harmony

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combining similar elements in an artwork to accent their similarities

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repitition

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repeating visual elements such as line, color, shape, texture, value, or image that unifies or creates rhythm in the work

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rhythm

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principle of design that indicates movement created by placement of repeated elements in a work of art that create visual tempo

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pattern

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underlying structure that organizes surfaces or structures in a consistent manner

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movement

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creates feeling of action, guides viewers eye throughout the work

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apature

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size of the opening of the lense

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al servo

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continuous focus, autofocus continues working until you take the photo

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aspect ratio

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ratio of the height to width

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bokeh

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orbs created when lights are out of focus on an image

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burst mode

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camera will take photos as long as the button is held down

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depth of field

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how much the image is in focus

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digital vs optical

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digital: effect achieved through software optical: effect achieved through physical camera. optical is better

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exposure

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how light or dark the image is

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exposure compensation

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tells the camera how light or dark the exposure should be

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focus

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whether or not the subject is blurry

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flash sync

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adjusts when the flash goes off when the photo is taken

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histogram

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chart that depicts how many light and dark pixels are in an image

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hot shoe

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slot at the top of a camera for adding accessories

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ISO

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determines how sensitive the camera is to light

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long exposure

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image that has been exposed for a long time or uses a long shutter speed

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manual

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allows the photographer to set the exposure instead of the camera

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metering

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indicates how the meter is reading the light of the image from the camera

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noise

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flecks in an image (also called grain)

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RAW

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file type that gives the photographer more control over editing

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rule of thirds

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dividing an image into 3 parts horizontally and vertically

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shutter speed

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how long the shutter stays open to let light into the camera

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shutter release

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button pressed to take a photo

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time lapse

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video created from stitching several photos together taken of the same thing at different times

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viewfinder

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hole you look through to take a photo

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white balance

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balances the lights in the frame before taking a photo

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spotting

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a type of retouching concerned with correcting minor flaws in the finished prints

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sharpeneing

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makes edges appear more defined by darkening the darker pixels and brightening the brighter pixels

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dodging

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decreases the exposure for areas of the print the photographer wishes to be lighter

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burning

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increases the exposure to areas of the print that should be darker

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flood

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light from an artificial source in photography

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bleed

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print that goes to the edge of a printed sheet

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camera obscurea

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darkened enclosure through which light from external objects enters to form an image of the objects on the opposite surface

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watermark

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faint design made visible when held against a lighted surface

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cut

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transition where one shot is followed by another

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continuity editing

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shots are cut together in a clear and linear flow of uninterrupted action

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continuity error

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action of element s do not match across shots

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cross cutting

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technique used to give the illusion that the storylines of action are happening at the same time by rapidly cutting back and forth

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cutaway

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interruption of a continuing shot with a shot related to the principal action