“色形線對比的平衡 Balance of contrasts in forms, colors and lines” / 形 Forms / SML.20130201.7D.20894.P1

Adding things is a human fallacy. People have a tendency to create value through adding. Add more features, add more colors, add more fonts, add more things, add more people, add more likes. Everything is lost in chaos. Nothing is seen.

 

I photograph this, because it depicts a balance of forms, color and composition. It is a good example of how to use colors, in particular. Colors are utilized as accents. If you want to accent anything, use it sparingly. The pipes of the ceiling forms are in a relatively neutral off-gray, with strokes of red and blue just here and there, the overall composition is formed. It has contrast. It is balanced.

 

The same principle can be used in design. Use one font, make one huge, make others small. Use red sparingly, contrast with sea of black. Of course, the reverse is also true. If you fill the page with red, you can accent by having a small point of white also. Everything just need to have contrast. Without contrast everything is just a blur.

 

# SML Workflow

Photographed with the Canon 7D + Canon EF 70-200 f/4L. Processed in Adobe Lightroom 4 + Photoshop CS6.

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-01 11:10:52 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 3431 x 5147

+ Exposure: 1/160 sec at f/4.0

+ Focal Length: 87 mm

+ ISO: 640

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200 f/4L USM

+ GPS: 22°25'20" N 114°13'36" E

+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山恆安商場巴士總站天花 中国香港马鞍山恒安商场巴士总站天花

Ceiling, Bus Terminal, Heng On Shopping Mall, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong SAR, China

 

“色形線對比的平衡 Balance of contrasts in forms, colors and lines” / 形 Forms / SML.20130201.7D.20894.P1

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