Texture Photography: Composition
One of the most important parts of making powerful photos is composition
. On the other hand, it is impossible to cover the whole subject of composition in a brief write-up. This article will take a different approach. Three areas of composition, that have particularly significant impacts on the quality of texture images, will be reviewed. These areas are: contrast, curves, and patterns.
Contrast's Part in Composition
Two forms of contrast can be utilized -- tonal or color. Both tonal and color contrast are effective with texture photography.
Either kind of contrast can be used in a couple of ways. One way to use contrast is within the texture itself. The main reason that this approach works well is that the contrast brings forth the texture detail. The result is that the detail is enhanced. So, the important thing here is to locate objects that have texture with superior tonal or color contrast. This shouldn't be too challenging as there are many such objects all around us. For example, one object that has good contrast is an old, weathered, tree stump.
The other way that contrast may be used is to make an area of texture contrast with the background. The result of this approach is that people's attention is naturally drawn to the textured area. So, the way to make this method work is to carefully choose a textured area and a background that contrast. Again, there are a lot of these types of objects around. An individual, green vine climbing up a white wall is a good example of an object that would work well with this method.
Curves and Texture
Texture can take many different forms. Oftentimes, it occurs in the form of curves. Thankfully, these curves can be used to enhance the composition of texture images. When an object has such curves, the curves can be of two types. The curves are either leading or non-leading.
As the name implies, leading curves direct a viewer's eye. Usually, leading curves direct the eye of the viewer to the center of interest of the image. This fortifies the center of interest. Since the center of interest is the keystone of an image, this is a very important. A good example of leading curves is a layered rock formation where the layers form curves that lead to a plant that is growing in the rock.
Non-leading curves do not lead a viewer's eye to the center of interest. The role that this type of curve serves is different in that the curves function to add either emotional or informational content to a texture photo. The ripples found in beach sand or a desert sand dune provides a couple of good examples of non-leading lines.
Patterns
Patterns are often very effective at getting people's interest. However, when used in photographs, simple patterns by themselves don't always hold the attention for very long. Therefore, it is necessary to be a little more sophisticated with the use of patterns when creating texture images. There are two approaches to using texture patterns that can create more fascinating patterns. The approaches are multiple patterns and breaking the pattern.
When working with multiple patterns, two or more patterns, that reinforce each other, are used. A good example is a flower close-up shot where the texture pattern of the center of the flower is matched with the texture pattern of the pedals.
For some subject matter, breaking the pattern is a superior choice. Using this approach, the texture pattern is broken by putting an object into the pattern. One, black marble in a field of white marbles illustrates this approach.
The image should be composed so that the inserted object improves the composition. One way that this can be done is to use a composition rule (such as the rule of thirds or the golden triangle) in placing the object.
Conclusion
This article offers information that can provide a sound foundation for making good texture images. While it is true that this information is a good start, there is certainly more texture photography information that can be mastered. This information can help you make even better texture photos.
by: Dave Trent
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