1. PHOTO 2 Digital Photography Project
CREATING DYNAMIC AND MEANINGFUL PHOTOGRAPHS USING EMPHASIS AND VISUAL MOVEMENT

2. Emphasis
DEFINITION: 1. Special stress laid upon, or importance attached to, anything 2. Something that is given great stress or importance
YOUR definitions:
Exaggerated
When something stands out
Something of importance

3. WHAT DO WE WANT TO EMPHASIZE?
Main subject.
HOW CAN WE EMPHASIZE SOMETHING?
Spot Coloring!
Singling the subject out
Making it the largest object in the frame
Making your main subject the lightest area of an other wise dark photo or visa versa
Centering your subject
Composition – All other objects pointing to your main subject
Visual Movement – moving the viewers eyes towards the main subject
Depth of Field – Main subject in focus, everything else is blurry

4. Depth of Field Open your aperture and use an F/2. 8, 4 or 5
Depth of Field Open your aperture and use an F/2.8, 4 or 5.6 to create an image with a narrow depth of field.

5. Eye is drawn to the Largest Object

6. Composition Largest object, Centered, Foreground

7. Composition Largest object, Centered, Foreground

8. Standing out from the Crowd Having 1 object that is different than the rest You can do this with spot-coloring or through composition

9. Singling it Out

10. Dark Subject, Light Background

11. Light Subject, Dark Background

12. Compositional Framing

14. VISUAL MOVEMENT Leading the eye through the photograph
Creating Depth - foreground to background
Using Diagonals
Pathways, Roads, etc.
Creating a “path” through the photograph towards the main subject

15. Using Diagonals to Lead your Eye

16. Pathway, Road, Trail, etc.

17. All objects point in the same direction

18. Depth – Foreground to Background

19. Using Visual Movement to Emphasize (Leading towards the Main Subject)