Using light to lead your viewer’s eye through your images

 

 

In the latest episode of Two Minute Tips for Adorama, photographer David Bergman discusses how to utilize light in your composition to lead the viewer's eye.

You want to lead your viewer's eye to your subject, right? There are many ways to do that, utilizing colors, shapes, etc., but you can also use light. Your eyes typically go to the brightest part of an image first. Bergman offers the example of a landscape image with a blown-out sky. Your viewer will often look first at the bright white sky rather than the landscape itself.

When making a portrait, you must be aware of the bright and dark parts of an image. See examples of what Bergman means and how you can address the issue in the video below.

(Via Adorama)