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DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND VISUAL COMMUNICATION (cont’d)

2. Cultural, economic and expressive roles of photography and visual communication:

(a) functions of photography and visual communication in society;

(b) careers; and,

(c) use of photography and visual communication as expressive and creative outlet.

3. Elements and principles of design:

(a) elements: dot, lines, shape, colour, texture, form, space, and value;

(b) principles: movement, contrast, balance, rhythm, repetition, unity/variety, pattern,
proportion, and emphasis; and,

(c) layout and composition: rule of third, golden ratio, golden triangle, background, focus,
depth of field, aperture, framing, orientation, symmetry, simplification, rule of odds,
image quality, exposure.

4. Layout techniques:

(a) manual:

(i) cutting and pasting; and,

(ii) page layout/design.

(b) computer aided:

(i) computer-aided design methods and graphic software; and,

(ii) cutting and pasting, page layout/design, copy and pasting, importation and
manipulation of images.

5. Terminologies

(a) Photography terminologies:

(i) colour balance;

(ii) depth of field;

(iii) F-stop;

(iv) focal length;

(v) aspect ratio; and,

(vi) ISO (International Standards Organization).

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