Distance, Space, and Color
A very important part of color and our perception of it is how it affects our perceptions of distance and space. This can have a huge effect on your photo and its impact on a viewer. A photograph is a flat, two-dimensional object that has no real depth to it. You create the feeling of depth by using a number of cues about distance that are based on our experience with reality. Distance refers to how far away something is or looks, and space refers to the three-dimensional volume around your subject.
Here are four things you can use to affect impressions of distance and space in a photo:
• Size of objects: Things that are close to us look bigger than when they are far away. You can affect this size relationship when ...
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