4/14/2012

Making a Sense of Balance in Photography

By Roy Barker


How frequently have you captured pictures with a strong point of interest on one side and nothing except a useless void on the other? How do you assume the spectators would feel about poor photography techniques like that? Obviously, such pictures create unbalanced and uninteresting pictures which will clearly fail to provoke its viewers.

Therefore how does one do this problem? How does one create pictures with such a strong visual impact? Well, one good method to achieve this goal is to make a sense of balance in each of your pictures.

Understanding Balance in Photography

While putting your main subject off to one side of your frame will help you come up with pictures that pack in a large amount of visible appeal, you should not forget to balance it with an object of smaller seriousness on the other side of the frame.

There are 3 kinds of balance in photography: formal balance, informal balance and radial balance. While formal or symmetrical balance calls for repeating a few matching or similar objects on each side of the frame, informal or asymmetrical balance imaginatively uses dissimilar subjects to balance one another. Radial balance, on the other hand, is accomplished when the design elements appear to radiate from inside the centre of a circular pattern. Needless to say, using informal balance is more artistically challenging nonetheless it creates a far more engaging image.

The best way to Achieve Balance in Your Photographs

Admittedly, creating a sense of balance is easier said than done but constant practice can definitely help you in reaching your goal. To capture more balanced photographs, here are some suggestions that you may find useful:

- Balance the colors in your image. You can balance larger areas of muted or more neutral colours by incorporating small areas of vibrant colours.
- Balance light against dark. If you are balancing white against grey, you will definitely need a large amount of gray areas to achieve the perfect balance.
- Balance the elements by utilizing size, form and feel to your benefit. You can balance a larger component (usually your principal subject of interest) with some smaller elements on the other side of the frame. You can also make a more fascinating image by incorporating complex and irregularly formed elements or elements with uniquely fascinating textures in images controlled with large flat areas.

By following these proposals and with unceasing practice, you can be totally certain that you will ultimately learn how to capture fascinating pictures with each click. So , keep at it and luxuriate in the results!




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