47. LET COLOR DIRECT THE EYE
TWO WAYS TO use color in your compositions are to incorporate leading lines, and to consider the placement of color within the visual frame. Lines of color can be useful in directing the eye to your subject(s) (Figure 47.1). Consider the structures you are using to move the eye toward the subject, but also consider their color. For example, leaning your subject against rust-red fence rails might be the mildly aggressive ticket to incorporating leading lines into the image. Blockier structures, such as hedgerows or crop rows are a more mellow type of leading lines, in both color and structure.
Color can also be extremely ...
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