Definition of Shape

Definition of shape

The external form or appearance of someone or something.

Describing words for shape

• round
• square
• rounded
• oval
• narrow
• wide

This photograph is showing shape in the way in which the spiral staircase is rounded and eventually creates a circle in the center of the photograph. This draws the eye to the circle due to the stair case leading to the circle in the middle of the photograph. The stairs almost look abstract due to them becoming blurred as they go higher.

  

In this photograph shape is being shown through a shadow. The shadow of the ring on the book is not what people would expect as it creates a love heart which is divided by the center of the book. Therefore the central focus is the shadow as it is not the shape we would expect from the ring.

In this photograph there are 2 black swans who necks are creating the shape. Their necks almost make the shape of a heart which i feel is strange as the swans are black which doesn't relate to love whereas white swans do. The neutral background allows the swans to stand out and be the central focus of the photograph.

In this there is a shape created around the tall building in the background. This shape is therefore giving the image a focal point of the building as it is being highlighted by the the shape around it .The angle at which the photograph has been taken almost makes the building look like it could fit through the shape that has been created.

My definition of shape is the outline of something.