EMPHASIS OBJECTIVE The students will work to emphasize their focal - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

(UN)BALANCE CONTRAST EMPHASIS

OBJECTIVE The students will work to emphasize their focal point using the following design principles: (Un)Balance, Contrast and Emphasis.

(UN)BALANCE

BALANCE Balance is a compositional technique in photography that juxtaposes images within a frame so that the objects are of equal visual weight.

TWO TYPES OF BALANCE Formal: Symmetrical balance; frame the shot so that one or more identical or similar subjects are repeated symmetrical on each sides of a given point. Informal: Occurs when dissimilar elements balance each other out on each side of the frame.

CREATE (UN)BALANCE IN PHOTOGRAPHS ● Rule of Thirds ● Light against Dark: A small area of white in a photo can be balanced by a larger area of black, and vice versus. ● Colors: A small area of vibrant color can be balanced by a larger area of neutral color. ● Texture: Small areas with interesting textures in a photo can be balanced by larger areas of smooth, un-textured elements.

CONTRAST

CONTRAST A way of using tones or color to direct the viewer’s attention to the main subject of the photograph.

TWO TYPES OF CONTRAST Tonal: Increasing the lights and darks of a photograph so that there are very few gray (mid)tones. Color: Cool color recede into the background while warmer color pop to the front; saturated colors attract more attention than neutral colors.

EMPHASIS

EMPHASIS What is the subject? Where is the subject? Where should the viewer look? What is important?

CREATE EMPHASIS IN PHOTOGRAPHS ● Framing Choice: Horizontal or Vertical ● Placement of the Subject: Rule of Thirds ● Selective Focus: Simplify the Background ● Perspective: Vantage Point

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