Index A Adams, Ansel, 38 AF, see Autofocus Amputee rule, 90 Analogous colors, 27­30 Angle of view, 37, 39, 41­43, 52, 55 Aperture, 40, 57 Asymmetry, 72 Autofocus (AF), 62, 67, 94 complementary, 9, 27­31 context, 32­33 cool color, 27 definition of, 27 hue, 27, 30, 34 intensity of, 27 monochromatic, 27 properties of, 27 psychological effects of, 27 relationship of, 27 spectrum of, 27 splash of, 34 value or tone, 27 warm color, 27 Complementary colors, 9, 27­31 Composition, 106 center-weighted, 67, 108 forced-perspective, 41, 44, 52, 55 purpose of, viii Composition rules, vii, 6, 7, 105 disposition of, 37 symmetry of, 65 Compression, telephoto lens, 43­44 Cool color, 27 Counterproductive mergers, 46 Crop factor, 43 Curving lines, 102 B D Background objects, 43­44, 46, 61 Backlight, 20­21 Bad mergers, 88­90 Blank/neutral space, 4, 5 Border mergers, 90, 91 Breaking rules, 105­107 Bug's-eye-view, 49 Bull's-eye compositions, 109 Depth of field, 46, 56 aperture, 57 focus point, 58 lens focal length, 60 subject distance, 61 Diagonal lines, 83, 98, 99 Digital darkroom, 51 Digital sensors, 43 Digital single-lens-reflex (DSLR)