How to Get Started With Abstract Photography: 5 Helpful Tips
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- 04 Oct 2022
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Have you ever wanted to try abstract photography but are completely lost about where to begin? In this article, we'll cover useful tips that will help you get started in one of the most fascinating genres of photography.
What Is Abstract Photography?
Abstract photography is a genre that focuses on subjects without context. This often leads to images that are perplexing without the photographer providing relevant details.
Images tend to be part of a whole, like a macro image or even a vast landscape taken from the sky that when cropped into a square, for instance, gives it a completely new identity and purpose.
Abstract photography calls attention to itself for being something distinctly apart from our normal viewing experiences in the real world. In fact, if it weren't for the photographer creating an abstract image, there's a good chance that such a thing would never be viewed by anyone at all.
Just like other abstract art forms like painting, abstract images may invoke feelings and thoughts, but we're challenged as viewers to associate the work with anything ordinary.
Examples of abstract photography include elements like geometric patterns, layers, textures, colors, shapes and forms, shadows, and light. These elements can be arranged in traditional or unorthodox compositions. The important thing is to think about these elements when you begin exploring abstract photography. Read More...
