1. Photographic Elements
Part II: Lines & Shapes

2. Implied Lines
 Not actual lines
 Created by positioning of
objects
 The main type of line
Lines
 Created by the subject
 Provide moods/emotion

3. Examples:
 Trees
 Buildings
 Others???
Vertical Lines
 Strength
 Dignity
 Grandeur

5. Examples:
 Flat Lake
 Meadow
 Others???
Horizontal Lines
 Calm
 Tranquility
 Peacefullness

7. Examples:
 Runner
 Mountain
 Others???
* Diagonal lines can be easily
created by tilting the camera
Diagonal Lines
 Force
 Energy
 Motion

9. Examples:
 Bend in a river
 Garden Pathway
The Curve
 Beauty
 Charm

11. Examples:
 The female body
 Meandering creek
 Others???
The “S” Curve
 “The Line of Beauty”
 Elastic
 Graceful
 Alive

14. Examples:
 Old fence running into barn
 Train tracks converging on engine
 Others???
A Leading Line
 Takes eye to subject
 Must have an end point

16. Other Implied Lines
 Circle: Activity
 Triangle: strength and
dignity
 Radii: into or out of
center
 L-Shape: Good for
Framing

18. Examples:
Shape vs. Form
 Shape
- 2-dimensional
- Identification
Form
-3-dimensional
-Lighting is key

21. Coming Up Next…
 Colors
 Lighting