Texture Photography Composition

Proper composition is a big element of producing eye-catching photos. Of course, there are far too many aspects of composition to cover in a single article. This article will take a different approach. Three areas of composition, that have particularly significant influences on the quality of texture images, will be evaluated. These areas are: contrast, curves, and patterns.

Paying attention to these three aspects of composition can definitely make your texture images shine. So, let's take a look.

How to use Contrast

Contrast comes in two forms: tonal contrast and color contrast. Either one works well for texture photography.

Either type of contrast can be utilized in a couple of different ways. One way to use contrast is within the texture itself. The reason that this approach works well is that the contrast brings out the texture detail. The result is that the detail is improved. Consequently, one of the tricks to creating interesting texture photography is to begin with objects that have superior contrast. , there are plenty of such objects around. One example is a rock formation with multi-colored layers.

The second approach to employing contrast is to select a background that contrasts with the area of texture that is serving as the center of interest. This draws a viewer's attention to the area and makes it stand out. Consequently, the goal with this approach is to find objects that contrast in tone or color with their backgrounds. One example of this approach is a single, red, autumn leaf against the green background of a garden.

How to Use Curves

Texture can often take the form of curves. These curves can be very successfully used for composition purposes. These curves can be either leading curves, or they can be non-leading curves. Either type is effective with texture images.

As the name suggests, leading curves lead a viewer's attention. Typically, leading curves lead the eye of the viewer to the center of interest of the image. The center of interest is strengthened as a result. Considering that the center of interest is the keystone of an image, this is a very important. One example of leading curves can be found in the wood grain, of an aged board, that points to a knot in the wood.

Non-leading curves function differently. They don't lead the viewer's eye. The role that this kind of curve serves is different in that the curves function to add either emotional or informational content to a texture photo. Essentially, they help to spice up the photo. The ripples found in beach sand or a desert sand dune provides a couple of good examples of non-leading lines.

Whichever type of curve is used, it is vital that the curves work in a harmonious manner with the other components of an image. For instance, it probably wouldn't make sense to use dynamic, diagonal curves in a ghost town building image as the dynamic curves would contradict the unchanging character of the building.

How to Make Use of Patterns

Patterns tend to be very effective at capturing people's attention. On the other hand, the viewer's attention can quickly fade if the pattern is rather simple. Therefore, it is necessary to be a little more clever when using patterns if we want to hold a viewer's attention for a longer time. There are two methods to making use of texture patterns that can create more interesting patterns. The approaches are multiple patterns and breaking the pattern.

When using multiple patterns, two or more patterns, that reinforce each other, are used. One example is rock formations that have different texture patterns that join in an interesting way.

The other option is to break the texture pattern. Inserting an object into the pattern is the easiest way to achieve this. One example of this approach would be to place a single brown egg in a basket full of white eggs.

Summation

The information in this article provides a good groundwork for making texture images. While it is true that this information is a good start, there's more texture photography information that can be learned. Keep in mind, the more you learn, the better your images become.

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