Sunday, December 1, 2013

Tips On Abstract Digital Photography

By Angela Briggs


In this digital age, there are a lot more opportunities to create an interesting photograph than there were, before. Obviously, a digital camera means that it is much easier to take vacation pictures and holiday pictures. However, abstract digital photography is something that is easier to explore than ever before.

What this means is using various tricks and methods to create a unique and interesting picture. There are several different things that you can experiment with to give something that would usually be fairly ordinary or boring a fascinating spin. To begin with, one thing you can do is play with perspective.

For instance, use a different angle than you usually might to give the subject an appearance that is surprisingly different. Your goal may even be to put the focus on something that might not often be seen. The photo, for instance, could be taken from the top or the bottom. A small thing can look very large which, in turn, can bring out things that would not usually be noticed if it was seen from above.

Although, of course, it can be much harder to achieve, the reverse is true. Different things appear with different perspectives. However, if you want to play with texture, distance is another thing that will make a different. With a close-up, of course, you are able to see the minute detail of the subject. The beauty of this is that, after a point, it stops looking anything like you are used it looking.

You might even say that it appears to be a different object, altogether, from this new view. Another thing you will probably want to take into consideration is color. This is useful as a tool as it will influence the tone and the mood of the piece and can also contribute to the focus. You can experiment, here, especially since you do not have to be realistic. For example, you could create a single mood or a contrast by setting different colors together.

Another thing you could try is displaying things in a color that you would not usually see them in. This may alter how these things appear very drastically. Selective focus is something else to look at and this, of course, is very specific to photography. Using selective focus, you can narrow in on a particular part of the subject.

It could, perhaps, be a part of the subject that would not usually be focused on, hence giving it a very different appearance. The way this works, of course, is to blur everything else and give the focal point sharp definition. This technique can also be used in tandem with color and other things. For example, you could use a similar or contrasting shade for the background to help further manipulate the focus.

Shapes are also a possible instrument, here, too. Using perspective or light, you could change or warp the shape you are looking it. Contrasting shapes are another possibility, and you could work to either emphasize straight lines or curves. To take eye-catching pictures with abstract digital photography, there are a lot of interesting methods that you can use.




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