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The Landscape Photography Book
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The Landscape Photography Book

by Scott Kelby
March 2019
Intermediate to advanced
240 pages
5h 46m
English
Rocky Nook
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Strong Foreground Elements

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Characteristics of this type of shot: A strong foreground object that draws you into the rest of the image.

Ingredients: The rock in the foreground is there to add dimension and depth, and to lead the viewer’s eye into the shot. It’s the visual introduction to the shot. I walked along the banks until I could find something to put in the foreground—your eye is immediately drawn to the rock in the foreground—and then I had the lucky occurrence of the reflection in the water creating some leading lines to visually lead you from the rock and shore out to the iceberg. It’s almost a big arrow in the water in front of the rock. ...

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ISBN: 9781681984346