Module 5 Review

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Module 5 Review

• Backgrounds and Foregrounds

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Foreground

• Where is it located?
• Closest to the photographer
• Beginning of the story
• How can you add interest to the foreground?
• Lower your viewpoint
• Add small details
• Find elements of different sizes
• Find lines and frames
• What are the benefits?
• Adds depth
• Helps fill in blank parts
• Help lead the eye to the subject

FOREGROUND
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Middleground

• Where is it located?
• In the middle of the picture
• Between the foreground and background in an image
  
• What is normally located there?
• Wildlife
• The subject
• Why is the middleground
• important?
• It helps add depth
• It makes the picture look
• three-dimensional

MIDDLEGROUND
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Test Your Knowledge!

• What is the closest part of the picture to the
  photographer called?
• A. Middleground
• B. Background
• C. Foreground
• D. the subject

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Test Your Knowledge!

• What is normally located in the middleground?
• A. small details
• B. the subject
• C. the sky
• D. the photographer

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Background

• Where is it located?
• The area farthest from the photographer
• What are some common problems?
• Distractions
• Competing elements
• Antlers coming from peoples heads
• What is the 1st step in creating a good
  background?
• Learning to see the background before taking the
  photograph
• How can you minimize a bad background?
• Change your perspective
• Get closer to your subject
• Eliminate the problem items
• Use a solid-colored backdrop
• Edit the picture with software

BACKGROUND
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Drawing Attention to the Subject

• Why draw attention to the subject?
• So the viewer knows what the subject is
• Leading lines
• Framing
• Lighting
• Simple background
• Rule of thirds
• Filling the Viewfinder

Simple, blurred BACKGROUND
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Test Your Knowledge!

• What are some common problems with backgrounds?
• A. Distractions
• B. Competing elements
• C. Antlers coming from peoples heads
• D. All of the above

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Test Your Knowledge!

• Filling the viewfinder is when you?
• A. use a solid white background
• B. zoom in really close on the subject
• C. use a line to draw attention to the subject
• D. zoom out so that you get more background in
  the picture