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The composition of an image is the sum of its elements and their relationship to each other. Sometimes these elements combine, sometimes they contrast. There is a strong vertical element in the frame of this photograph, and in the pose of the model as she hangs from the rock. These vertical elements are opposed to the horizontal striation of the rock in the large space to the right. The two elements are brought together by the smaller diagonal striations on the left, and by the model's bent leg.

Juxtaposition of Surface

Assignment: Refer back to the previous rule, and using those images comment on the use of the juxtaposition of surface in nude imagery.

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