In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful abstract macro image of flowers and discusses the following points:
- the visual power of red and why red works well with the white and black
- how creating more of a true black point in the image can reinforce the illusion of movement through the image
- adding a third color idea to an image with a two color design scheme can dramatically increase the illusion of depth and increase the amount of time the viewer spends with your image
In today’s Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful abstract architectural photograph and discusses the following :
- how wide angle lenses make it easier for us to handhold and still get sharp images
- working with middle apertures to get the best mix of depth of field and overall image sharpness
- using complimentary color to create the illusion of depth and to create unity of design
- paying close attention to how more literal ideas are introduced to the edge of the frame in images where the viewer is being led to mostly consider intrinsic form over a more documentary interpretation of the scene.
- working aperture relative to depth of field and overall image sharpness
- the potential visual power of working with complimentary color pairs
- simplifying and containing color by presenting colors as shapes and shapes as colors
- digitally gardening small high contrast areas of the image that don’t contribute to the message of the photograph
- using the curves adjustment layer to manage value and contrast and making subtle local changes by painting on the layer mask with 0% hardness brushes at very low opacities
- the power of unconventional and evocative gestures when creating portraits
- saying more by revealing less – the potential emotional and psychological effects of working in black and white
- controlling light relative to the main idea or ideas in the portrait
- the importance of quality of light and the effectiveness of the extremely dimensional and dramatic quality of light in this portrait.














