Center of interest
This picture clearly illustrates the compostitional element of center of interest because this picture has only one principal topic which is the lock and everything in the background helps to draw your eye to the lock.
This picture of a flower shows the compositional element of center of interest because the first thing that the viewer's eye sees is the yellow flower and all the leaves in the background help support and focus the eye on the flower.Every single picture has a center of interest. It is the main idea, topic or the principal feature that the viewer's eye is attracted to. Every thing in the background should help focus the viewers attention on the main idea so that it pops out.
A picture without a center of interest or a picture with several centers of interest, will confuse the viewer's eye.It will make the viewer confused and wonder what the photo is about.
Lines in photography
This picture clearly illustrates the compositional element of lines because it leads the eye into a scene.
This picture of a train track shows the compositional element of lines because in this photo there is leading lines.
Lines are a great way to control where someone looks within an image. They can separate, bring together, or accent certain parts of a photo. The point of lines is to draw the eye into a picture.There are many types of lines that are used in photography like vertical lines for example trees and tall structural designs. There are horizontal lines that are usually fallen trees, the ocean, beaches. Curved lines or s curves are also a type of line which includes rivers, streams, paths and even the human body. There are also diagonal lines and converging lines.
