Exercise: Juxtaposition
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In this photograph an artist is shown surrounded by the her work. The artist works in kiln-formed glass to create her objects. The line of objects to the right of the photograph lead the eye to the artist and provide a link between them.
What have I learned from this exercise?
Putting together two elements so as to suggest a relationship is the mainstay of illustration. One or both of them can be symbols, but even this is not necessary. The important thing is to suggest a connection. One of the easiest ways of doing this is simply to place manageable objects together, in a still-life shot of one kind or another. Still-life photography has the considerable advantage of being controllable, and possible to do, whatever the weather and lighting outside. This is one reason why so much still-life photography is used in advertising, on book covers and in magazines.
Another way of combining images is to find a viewpoint, together with an appropriate focal length of lens, that shows the two elements together.
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