Get Better Landscape Photography and Australian Landscape Photography By Geoff Birrell

In today's photo tip, let's talk a bit about colors. Colors can make or break an image, depending on how it is used. This article will discuss a color concept that is a big time compositional rule - but may be new to you. Interesting side note on color: Did you know that the colors yellow, red, and orange are used in fast food restaurants because those are the colors that stimulate hunger?

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We all know that putting people into landscape photography and Australian Landscape Photography can make it more interesting and visually engaging to the viewer. People are simply more easily engaged by other people than by trees. It's human nature. As viewers we are hard wired to try to figure out what they are doing. It's a survival thing. But that is only true if they are seen! Wide expanses of grass and trees (shades of green) can do a terrific job of camouflaging a person wearing green! By the way, green is NOT a good color to have people wearing if you are doing outdoor portrait photographs. While I have seen photos of people wearing green that I loved, most any other colors will work better. Geoff Birrell is just a photographer, with photographic editing techniques I could also superimpose and layer images to give the final image an artistic direction called fusion.

My entry into the world of fine arts began in 1960 with formal art training. Some years later and with a camera in hand I began landscape photography to give me inspiration for my art. With the advent of digital photography I began to be drawn more and more into the world of photography as a way of adding extra dimension to my art. I could now take images of Australian and other landscapes as well as painting them.  With photographic editing techniques I could also superimpose and layer images to give the final image an artistic direction called fusion.

I've heard of photographers who will carry a selection of yellow windbreakers in their car, just so they can have people in their landscapes wearing them! It's the only way to ensure you will get subjects wearing yellow if you are using "found" people and not professional models.

Keep in mind - the color yellow contrasted with all the greenery of landscape photography and Australian landscape photography, "POPS" out of the frame and immediately draws the eye into the composition! This is a big time compositional rule.

I have also established a portfolio of special FUSION works on Posters, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and an extensive range of GREETING CARDS   These can all be viewed and purchased at geoffbirrell.com.

I do hope you enjoy visiting my site. All feedback is warmly welcomed. My work can only grow and mature with constructive comments. All of this photographic service provided here for very cheap rate in Australia and all over the world. So please visit here.