We often refer to contrast, but there are many ways to achieve it.
Forget post-processing contrast for a moment, actually during this whole thread, and let's discuss what contrast is, and how to create it.
Post your own pictures to illustrate your points. If using someone else's, please include the credits, even if public domain.
To me it means the difference (relative amount) between bright and dark portions in an image.
High contrast, large difference.
Low contrast, little difference.
COLOR CONTRAST
Mmm, mmm. M&M's! And more M's! by
Linda Shorey, on Flickr
TONAL CONTRAST
Grain Bins by
Linda Shorey, on Flickr
Spring: a fleeting moment in time by
Linda Shorey, on Flickr
CONTRAST OF LIGHT AND DARK
Making apples into apple juice by
Linda Shorey, on Flickr
Foggy morning by
Linda Shorey, on Flickr
CONTRASTING SHAPES
You can't eat this green stuff! by
Linda Shorey, on Flickr
Downtown at Dawn by
Linda Shorey, on Flickr
OBJECT vs. SPACE
Watch your step by
Linda Shorey, on Flickr
Grain bin tubes by
Linda Shorey, on Flickr
Longshadow wrote:
To me it means the difference (relative amount) between bright and dark portions in an image.
High contrast, large difference.
Low contrast, little difference.
How about form? Curves vs straight lines?
Rongnongno wrote:
How about form? Curves vs straight lines?
That's another.
So is that what contrast means to you?
Or you just throwing out examples of what can have contrast.
As would be death vs. life,
and a multitude of other things.
Linda From Maine wrote:
.../... TONAL CONTRAST
The second example of tonal contrast is misidentified. It should be
negative space.
Longshadow wrote:
That's another.
So is that what contrast means to you?
Or you just throwing out examples.
As would be death vs. life,
and a multitude of other things.
I am looking at photography, as per the forum section.
Rongnongno wrote:
I am looking at photography, as per the forum section.
So am I.
Obviously we each look at it differently.
However, I answered your question. (The title.)
I didn't know you were
really asking for examples.......
Or that I had to interpret the question not being as written.
Rongnongno wrote:
The second example of tonal contrast is misidentified. It should be negative space.
I changed it. How about now?
Linda From Maine wrote:
I changed it. How about now?
You should not have changed it, just renamed the description, it was a great sample of negative space that created a stunning contrast. (Object vs space)
As always, Linda from Maine, is spot on!
Scotty
I like your pics Linda. Very nice.
SAVH wrote:
As always, Linda from Maine, is spot on!
Scotty
I believe Linda has a background in painting, so she immediately understood the question. Too many samples that are not always illustrative of contrast.
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