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Composing graphic styled photos
From the course: Learning Food and Drink Photography
Composing graphic styled photos
In this chapter we're going to look at two ways of approaching the creation of an image. One would be graphic, responding to design elements. Two, create an emotional response. We'll start in this movie by talking about the graphic approach. In these examples of a graphic approach, you're first drawn in by the elements of design, which may lead you to an emotional response. We react to certain specific elements, which transfer to our senses. They are color, line, shape, negative space, texture, and light. So let's take a look at these. Let's talk about color first. So in this example you can see the strawberries, which are red, draw you in because of the overall color palette that I'm using in this photograph. So the red draws the attention. In this photograph of the salmon, the salmon contrasting against the white plate draws you in. So these are really good examples of how the use of color can work for you. Let's talk about the next element, line. If we look at the line that the…
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