Photographers make as many subjective choices in their art as a painter or sculptor. As an artist, the photographer has a variety of tools at his disposal to influence the audience's perception. One such tool, juxtaposition, places two contrasting or even opposing elements in the same photograph. The resulting clash of the two elements can create a compelling statement about one or both of the elements, or the context of the photograph.
Instructions
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Photograph two subjects of differing size. Whether you show a beetle crawling on the hood of a Volkswagen or a man with huge hands holding a newborn baby, size serves as an effective type of juxtaposition. It can communicate fragility, danger, strength and resilience.
2Contrast one element against many. Many photographs use this technique to show one single differing element in an image, such as a red flower in a huge field of white flowers, or one person walking against a huge crowd of pedestrians heading in the other direction.
3Use distance between two objects to convey the difference between them. Two people on either side of a wide field or a man looking down at a city from a mountaintop can convey juxtaposition.
4Photograph the collision of natural and manmade elements. A beautiful bird perched on a pile of rubble or a flower growing in a crack in a wall show the juxtaposition between nature and man's progress. The juxtaposition can illustrate how even in the harshest of modern environments, nature exists and finds a way to express itself.
5Capture the contrast between humans and technology. A woman surrounded by banks of computer servers or a man blocking a line of tanks can show the profound difference between humans and the massive amount of technology in their lives.
6Work with elements that differ in age. Many downtown areas have buildings that differ in age by hundreds of years, which can create an excellent example of juxtaposition. New corporate outlets that appear alongside older retail stores can show a dynamic contrast between old and new. Even people of differing ages make effective subjects for juxtaposition in photographs.
7Look for images that contrast culturally. A young boy in an impoverished part of the world wearing brand-name sunglasses, or a tropical-themed restaurant in a snowy climate can make effective juxtaposition subjects. The significance of one element may make perfect sense in its culture of origin, but the contrast becomes very marked and poignant when the element appears in an alien context.
Photographers make as many subjective choices in their art as a painter or sculptor. As an artist, the photographer has a variety of tools at his disposal to influence the audience's perception. One such tool, juxtaposition, places two contrasting or even opposing elements in the same photograph. The resulting clash of the two elements can create a compelling statement about one or both of the elements, or the context of the photograph.
Instructions
- 1
Photograph two subjects of differing size. Whether you show a beetle crawling on the hood of a Volkswagen or a man with huge hands holding a newborn baby, size serves as an effective type of juxtaposition. It can communicate fragility, danger, strength and resilience.
2Contrast one element against many. Many photographs use this technique to show one single differing element in an image, such as a red flower in a huge field of white flowers, or one person walking against a huge crowd of pedestrians heading in the other direction.
3Use distance between two objects to convey the difference between them. Two people on either side of a wide field or a man looking down at a city from a mountaintop can convey juxtaposition.
4Photograph the collision of natural and manmade elements. A beautiful bird perched on a pile of rubble or a flower growing in a crack in a wall show the juxtaposition between nature and man's progress. The juxtaposition can illustrate how even in the harshest of modern environments, nature exists and finds a way to express itself.
5Capture the contrast between humans and technology. A woman surrounded by banks of computer servers or a man blocking a line of tanks can show the profound difference between humans and the massive amount of technology in their lives.
6Work with elements that differ in age. Many downtown areas have buildings that differ in age by hundreds of years, which can create an excellent example of juxtaposition. New corporate outlets that appear alongside older retail stores can show a dynamic contrast between old and new. Even people of differing ages make effective subjects for juxtaposition in photographs.
7Look for images that contrast culturally. A young boy in an impoverished part of the world wearing brand-name sunglasses, or a tropical-themed restaurant in a snowy climate can make effective juxtaposition subjects. The significance of one element may make perfect sense in its culture of origin, but the contrast becomes very marked and poignant when the element appears in an alien context.
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