![]() The added sense of wonder keeps the viewer entertained. This is a superb trick to convince your viewer to look at the photo for longer without them even realizing why. The great thing about paths in photography is that, if you include a subject as well, together, they can provide dynamic tension.īy this I mean that your eyes don’t know whether to go up and down the subject or along the path, which causes a tension in your eyes. Once again, there’s contrast present in the photography and, this time, it’s also present in the background – the lines are sharp and soft. The great thing about using lines in your background is that they’re remarkably subtle – you may like the background in my photo but, without mentioning lines, it’s hard to pinpoint exactly what it is that interests you. I recommend that you read about that in further detail. I’ve written in depth about horizontal, vertical, diagonal and converging lines in photography and the power that they convey, directing the viewer’s eyes in a certain direction. This contrast in subjects’ interest makes you wonder where to look – no longer is it a simple photo of a person.Ĭontrast in background and foreground is key here. The moment he looked towards my camera that I took the photo. The foreground subject was looking in the same direction as the background subject. This, believe it or not, was a candid photo. There’s no reason why your background shouldn’t be another subject, like my example below. This allows me to include a background that people can actually see. The rule basically dictates that photos should be split into 9 equal parts divided up by two equally-spaced horizontal lines and two equally-spaced vertical lines. The important features within the frame should intersect with these lines at some point. Rule of ThirdsĪs you can probably see from the photos I’ve use so far, I like to adhere (roughly) to the rule of thirds when trying to include an interesting background. As you can see, this has produced a very shallow DoF but, by providing more detail, has turned a simple photo of a man on a street into much more than that. The photo below was shot with an on-camera, external flash unit at ISO 1600 and an aperture of f/2.8. ![]() If you’re shooting at night, in order to reveal any detail in your background, you’ll need to raise your ISO.Įven in the photo above, I used an ISO of 1200 as it allows us to make out the finer details, attracting the viewer to the photo. Arrange your lights so that they provide details to the most important parts of your background. Use the lighting to illuminate your background and provide a point of interest. When light shines directly into the camera’s lens and the aperture isn’t too wide, you can end up with some really cool ‘star’ effects on the light source.Īs well as lighting up the background and providing interesting detail, the subject is also lit up in a way that don’t typically see. I really like using a strong bokeh as the softness is very appealing and easy to look at. In this photo, the background has as much appeal to the viewer as the subject – the BBQ. The soft circular blur in the background is an example of good bokeh. If you have a close subject, a distant background and a wide aperture, you magnify the bokeh effect. Essentially, it’s the aesthetic quality of the out-of- focus areas of a photograph. I’ve spoken in detail about in this post. This is a term used quite frequently on this website. ![]() We’re going to have a little look at a few methods now. More often than not, they do this without even realising. When you start to make your backgrounds more interesting, you’ll find that people spend more time looking at them. It’s your job as the photographer to ensure that every part of the photo looks good. The way I see it, every single pixel in a photo bares equal importance with the next. The shooting environment isn’t conducive to interesting photography. I find these photos boring and unimaginative. You may have noticed by now that there are no photos of models on a white background on this site. Buy from Unavailable Why Is It Important to Have an Interesting Photography Background?
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