Creating Depth In Art And Photography

[Chris Dodkin]

My good friend Gary sent me a link for this one - his son is a 3D game graphic designer, and this article describes techniques that game designers use to create realistic depth in their graphics.

http://www.zevendesign.com/1655/blog/

The great thing is, these techniques apply directly to photography as well.

There are 8 methods of creating depth in art, photography and film. In this article, we’ll review each of them in depth, with examples, some pitfalls and suggestions.

• Depth by Atmosphere
• Depth by Color
• Depth by Linear Perspective
• Depth by Light
• Depth by Shadow
• Depth by Solidity
• Depth by Focus
• Depth by Movement

Really good read with some stunning examples to illustrate the techniques.

Well worth a read - I'm going to see if I can apply to my images and think about the techniques as I visualize shots and compositions.

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks Chris. As you say, worth a read.

 

[Paul Lange]

That is really helpful and informative Chris.