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The Definitive Guide: Motion in Your Street Photography
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The Definitive Guide: Motion in Your Street Photography

Incorporating motion into any genre of photography adds dynamic layers to the composition. A visual layer encourages viewers to engage more deeply with the image, while a psychological layer prompts them to reflect on its meaning. This is particularly relevant in street photography, which encompasses a wide range of visual styles, techniques, and subject matter.

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Tokyo Contrast
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Tokyo Contrast

Scene contrast is all the contrast within a given frame.  Some of it obvious, highlight vs shadow or complimentary color for example. While other contrast is well, more complicated. Ideas of contrasting elements such as stationary vs an in-motion subject, or the weight of each image element.  The goal here is not preach a particular style over another but to be aware of multiple concepts in order to create the contrast  each image demands.

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