Chapter 06ADD DEPTH TO YOUR COMPOSITION

This question gets asked a lot: “How do I add more depth to my images?” We want images that draw our viewer into the scene or portrait and really captivate them. We want them to do more than give our image a quick glance. We want them to engage with the image and one of the best ways I know how to do this is to add depth to the image. A lot of images can look “flat,” but when you compose the image to have lots of depth, it can give it that soaring, epic, expansive feel that almost makes a 2D image feel like it’s 3D—like the viewer can walk right into the image. That’s what this chapter is about—how ...

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