15 Amazing Photos That Will Make You Appreciate Juxtaposition as a Creative Composition Tool
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There are various composition techniques that you can use in your photography to frame a subject or the different elements you are trying to capture. One such composition tool is ‘juxtaposition’. From its pronunciation, it may seem puzzling but it’s fairly easy to understand.
Juxtaposition refers to the visual contrast between two or more elements in a scene. The elements may sometimes complement each other and often paint a visual story by virtue of their strong presence and interaction within the frame. Juxtaposition therefore serves as a great composition tool to capture a photograph that tells a story.
Juxtaposition can be applied to all genres of photography where you can find two or more contrasting elements in a scene. Street photography, in particular, provides many opportunities to put juxtaposition to great use. In this post, we will look at some photos that use juxtaposition as a composition tool. As you will observe from the photos, juxtaposition requires some clever thinking and a trained eye to spot interesting scenes.
If you’d like to get better at photographic composition and learn concepts that go beyond the basics, do take a look at Kent DuFault’s guide on advanced composition, but for now, let’s sit back and enjoy these photographs.
Photo by Jonathan Kos-Read
Photo by Giuseppe Milo
Photo by Jonathan Kos-Read
Photo by Phil Roeder
Photo by Sjoerd Lammers Photography
Photo by ThisParticularGreg
Photo by Ralph Jansen
Photo by Jonathan Kos-Read
Photo by mitchell haindfield
Photo by Thomas Leth-Olsen
Photo by Thomas Leth-Olsen
Photo by John Ragai
Photo by Thomas Leth-Olsen
Photo by John Ragai
Photo by Sjoerd Lammers Photography
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If you would like to improve your photography composition and learn concepts that go beyond the basics, we recommend Kent DuFault’s best-selling guide Advanced Composition for an in-depth training on the subject. With this guide, you will learn how to see light, shadow, lines, curves, repetition, juxtaposition and much more, and also develop the skills of anticipation, pre-visualization and timing. Click here now to check it out.
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About Ritesh Saini
Ritesh has been photographing for about nine years now and his photographic interests have varied from nature and landscapes to street photography. He recommends Kent DuFault's best-selling premium photography guide, Advanced Composition, to produce truly outstanding images.