Location Photography Techniques

Location Photography Techniques:

Harmonising

Contrasting

Colour is used excessively in any type of photography, as it can can create contrast along with harmonising an image. Using colours to create contrast using colour you must use colours opposite each other on the colour wheel for example: Blue and Orange, Red and Green and Yellow and Purple. This is also using warm and cool colours against each other. If you are wanting to create a harmonious photograph using colours, try to stick with colours in the same groups for example: blues and purples, reds and yellows. 





Composition could create harmony through sticking with traditional photographic methods such as, the rule of thirds or the golden section. If the subject is arranged unusually or in a unconventional way this creates contrast in the composition of the image, this technique is used regularly as it is thought to create a different more eye-catching image. Though if trying to create a sharp, iconic image many photographers stick to the more conventional methods.

Changing perspective can have completely different effects on every photo taken,using the same subject you can see just through changing perspective, the image is immediately changed. This could be useful when wanting to create a feeling from the viewer.

Weather is an excellent way to give effect to your image, as it can mean the setting as whole can make you feel completely different.If you are wanting a moody looking scene then using heavy clouds, mist or fog for effect in an image can work and give a stunning effect overall. The appearance of the location you choose can change in look depending on the weather of the location and the lighting it is giving off.