What You Should Know About 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.

The inverse can also be true, of course, although this is, possibly, much harder to do. Different perspectives mean that different things come into view. Texture in conjunction with distance is another thing that you can look at. The small detail is visible with a close-up, of course. One of the most fascinating things, here, is that it will eventually stop resembling itself as you are used to.

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.

Things could also be shown in colors that you are not used to seeing on them. This can make a very drastic difference to their usual appearance. Another thing to take a lot at is selective focus, and it, of course, is something specific to working with cameras. With this, you are able to filter through to a specific area of the subject.

You could take things one step further by having the focal point be something that you would not usually focus on, which would create a very different appearance, instead. This focal point is given sharp definition while everything else is left blurry. Color and things can also be applied here, too. Perhaps you could use a different shade for the background, which adds to where you want the focus to be.

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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