download the new for windows The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Are your colors too bright and vibrant or too muted? How does this affect the mood? Is the image temperature cold and moody or warm and cheerful? These are things that can be fined-tuned to help narrate your image. Be Color Smartīe very aware of how your colors and image temperatures are telling a story. This can add some variety to your shots and help you find a real keeper. Try spicing it up some you may be shocked. It’s easy to get stuck in a rut of taking pictures from the same angle or height.

Don’t the backgrounds give interest, setting, and help tell a story? That’s what we’re wanting.ĭon’t be afraid to try new angles. Look at every example image from the movie. However, do not simply avoid them they are useful tools to achieve a stronger image. It’s very easy, especially if you’re new to photography, to forget about these and end up with distracting backgrounds or foregrounds. These are two things that always need to be considered one way or the other. Interesting Foregrounds and BackgroundsĪnother element that can really enhance an image is including interesting foregrounds or backgrounds. They still produce a great image, however this style is to be intentional and purposeful.ģ. There are times when the photographer can make a decision not to have a high contrast image. Some photographers like to use filters or they have a style of slightly muting everything which minimizes tonal range. This is also another way to avoid having your image appear ‘flat.’ It doesn’t necessarily have to be a great deal of each, just so long as you’re touching on both ends of the spectrum. Proper images have some deep blacks and some highlights as well. The images from The Hobbit capitalize on this. You may also notice in images created by someone who knows how to process their images, they’ll have excellent tonal range. There are many ways that dramatic lighting can manifest itself or be achieved. For example, in the images of Bilbo and Thorin Oakenshield, there is dramatic, directional lighting on their faces.

It will either result in the lighting that appears directly on the person or dramatic lighting between the subject and the foreground or background. It’s not too often you’ll find ‘flat’ lighting in a great picture (not to say it can’t be done however). You will notice that in the majority of good portraiture, dramatic lighting is often a key element.

Download the new for windows The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey