Opposites Attract

A lesson in juxtaposing two images together from “opposite”

perspectives

Review of Categories

• Bird’s Eye/Bug’s Eye• In/Out• Backward/Forward• Go/Stop• Black/White

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These photos were taken by that 11-year-old kid in the prior slide…

Some of our Student’s Examples

Photo by Tanya Takashi Photo by Katie Lamson

Photo by Brandon Harrison Photo by Nico Lunardi

In/Out

Photo by: Tanner Mahoney Photo by Megan Hank

The editing of your photos can also bring the two together visually.

Photos by Dimitri_ca-Flickr

Try finding unusual places into which you can put your camera, but keep in mind that

the final images both need to be strong.

MHBowden-FlickrTolucoPhoto-Flickr

Backward/Forward

Photo by Dimitri_ca-Flickr

Remember the set works best w/ similar subject matter (ex: the swings here)

Photos By Kitskka-Flickr

Go/Stop

Photos by Derek Kennedy

Use Shutter Priority to Exaggerate Image Motion:

By J.M. Greizis

By Photo Naturally

Notice the contrast of motion vs. still in the one on the left vs. all stopped on the right.

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Black/White

When a photograph’s light is exaggerated to the bright end of the spectrum it is called "high key" photography. (overexposed image)

When it is slanted to the dark end of the spectrum it is called "low key" photography.(underexposed image)

What Makes it Work?

• Fill the frame w/ what you want people to see (or crop the image as needed)

• The right balance between context & detail• Pay attention to your background- minimize

the noise to draw attention to your focal point– Either blur the b.g. by using a wider f/stop– Or, get really close to the subject so the b.g. is less

significant

Student photos on the right track…

Photo by Kyle Welch

By Marcella Rich

By Tanya Takashi

By Joan Yun

By Lindsay Trolan

Check out this group on Flickr:“High Key Society”

Photos by d o l f i

Check out this group on Flickr:“Low Key”

By Liam Somerville

By Matt Brant