PART 4
GRAPHICS
The graphics in an image are its basic and clearly defined visual elements, mainly lines and shapes. Or, in the case of photographs, what we think we see as lines and shapes, because strictly speaking, graphics are the province of artwork and illustration. Graphics in a photograph are usually the result of edges, contrast, and whatever associations our eyes and minds make up. By no means all photographs have them, and that is part of their appeal when they come into play, because they depend on the photographer to find and exploit. A graphic photograph is one in which lines and shapes play a strong part, often stronger than the ...
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