The photo demonstrates background rule of composition, because the background doesn't distraced eyes from the main object witch is the recicled bin.The photo also shows an element of art, because the recyling bin is cylynder shaped.The difference is compision rule of background is more like a rule you have to follow and elements of art are shapes is more like a thing that just happens to be in the picture.

first import

http://www.photographymad.com/pages/view/10-top-http://www.getty.edu/education/teachers/building_lessons/elements_art.pdf

Elements of art-photo walk

EXAMPLES:

• LINE- The celling in the hallways has lines going up and down and left to right.
• SHAPE-The lightbulbs were spheres.
• FORM-The stairs are rectangular and 3d shaped.
• SPACE-The space between the pillars.
• COLOR-The bricks are orange,the walls are white,the stairs are gray.
• TEXTURE-The bricks have a rough like exterior.
• PATTERN-The stairs have a block grid pattern on them.

cropping for a better composition #2

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The cropped photo illustrates the leading lines rule of composition, because it has straight lines witch enhances the photo.

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The cropped photo illustrates the viewpoint rule of composition, because it was photographed from ground level .

Composition:Viewpoint

This shows viewpoint composition because it was shot from above.

This shows viewpoint because it was shot from the side.

This shows Viewpoint because it was shot from the bottom looking up to the pole.

The effects i used sepia, normal, thermal camera, black and white, and color pencil.