Skip to Main Content
Creative 52: Weekly Projects to Invigorate Your Photography Portfolio
book

Creative 52: Weekly Projects to Invigorate Your Photography Portfolio

by Lindsay Adler
October 2013
Beginner content levelBeginner
216 pages
6h 45m
English
Peachpit Press
Content preview from Creative 52: Weekly Projects to Invigorate Your Photography Portfolio

Challenge 22. Abstract a Portrait

Description

Simplify your portrait to focus on one of the fundamental elements of art: line, shape, form, value, space, color, or texture. Instead of trying to create an image that tells a story, shows what someone looks like, or evokes an emotion, focus on the essential elements of art to create a more abstract image.

Don’t be afraid to go outside your comfort zone. You don’t even need to show a person’s identity—feel free to create an image that is so abstract that the viewer can barely identify the subject. Simplistic or abstract images can make for unusually engaging imagery. Choose one element of art, and build an image that emphasizes it.

Inspiration

I first began abstracting images when I started photographing ...

Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Start your free trial

You might also like

Studio Anywhere: A Photographer’s Guide to Shooting in Unconventional Locations

Studio Anywhere: A Photographer’s Guide to Shooting in Unconventional Locations

Nick Fancher
Picture Perfect Flash

Picture Perfect Flash

Roberto Valenzuela

Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9780133443394Purchase book