Line Photo

  • When we hear the word Line we all have a picture in our mind.

    • But do we really understand the AWESOME power of the lowly line?

  • When we curve it we create speed.

  • When we arc it we give it personality and emotion.

  • If we ad a few more lines we can direct the eye. (Honestly even the simplest line will cause your viewer to run their eye up or down the line. And if you have two lines that converge then you even control the direction the eye goes.

    • Lines don't just have to be thin traditional lines, two colors can create a line

  • or a repeated shape can create a line.

  • However you create the line, Think about Where it is taking the eye and what is the feeling that you create.

Here are some student photos:

      • Assignment:

      • Read the linked article below and post a reflection to your photo page on your website: A great online lesson on the use of line in photography.

      • Discuss what horizontal lines do to a photograph, vertical, diagonal, jagged, and the most powerful way to use line in a photograph.

      • Post your first photo and your Comp/Focus/light photo to your website and turn in your Comp/Focus/Light photo to the forum if you have one.

      • Comment on the Composition, the focus, and the light of at least three photos on the forum.