Chapter 7Add Dimension, Atmosphere & Drama

THE TECHNIQUES THAT follow will allow you to push your images beyond optimized depictions of the scenes your camera captured. The idea is to share a world that is infused with depth, dimension, atmosphere, and drama. The colors will be so captivating that they hold the gaze of the viewer. It’s about presenting something unique and different from what others have experienced, and different from what others saw at the exact same time and place. This is where we get to interpret the scene for what it could be instead of simply settling for what the camera was able to capture.

Increase Depth and Dimension

Your perception of dimension in an image is largely determined by the bright to dark shading ...

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