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Once we get the setting right and the
photo composed nicely, we also have to take note on how to make the
subjects in the photo to look more prominent. In oder to be prominent
in camera photography, the idea is always to
make sure that the emphasize is on the subject and not the surrounding.
Several skills can help us in this so that when other people look at
the photo, the first impression is always at the subject of the photos
and not other things.
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Brightness ratio
By using a vast contrast in brightness, we can actually show that what
we are trying to emphasize in the photo. For example by making the
surrounding objects darker, the subject that is bright in color will of
course draw more attention and appear more prominent. There are times
when people purposely change the exposure value so that the surrounding
looks darker. Other than that, we can also take photos in dark
environment with external flash or torch light aim directly on the
subject to be photographed.
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Blur vs clear
In a photo, the clearer and sharp object will always draw more
attention compare to the objects that are blur. Hence, in order to make
a certain subject more prominent in the photo, we can do so by making
the subject looks very clear and sharp yet purposely makes the
surrounding of the subjects blur. This can be done by controlling the
depth of field of the camera
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Colors contrast
Color plays a vital part in photography nowadays. By utilizing the
nature of the color, we can actually makes a certain objects to look
more prominent. The contrast of color, the brightness of the color will
help to make certain subject as the main object in the photo. For
example, a model in red color dress will look extinguish when
photographed in dark background
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Contrast object
Taking a photo of a subject in a background that is vastly different
than the object itself will show the uniqueness of the subject. For
example, a red flower in a field of grass, the flower will be the main
subject and appear prominent in front of the all the grass.
By controlling all this, we will make a
main object looks more prominent in the photo. However, we need to
first understand what is the outcome of the photo that we want. In
certain photographs, we don't want any subject to appear more prominent
at all, for example scenery photography. In certain scenery
photographs, we need the whole photographs to look sharp and clear in a
whole. in this case, we need to make sure we don't create too much
contrast, whether in colors, brightness, sharpness etc.
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