Pictorial effect in photography : being hints on composition and chiaroscuro for photographers, to which is added a chapter on combination printing (1869)
Robinson, H. P. (Henry Peach), 1830-1901 · London : Piper & Carter · leaf 47
39 introduced, it performs some important function in the composition, either to lead the eye, to emphasize a point, to throw back the distance, or to … collect some scattered lights or darks together, by which breadth is gained, and confusion avoided. If the point of view admits of a picturesque
Composition (Photography)
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