Atmospheric Perspective

6/6/21

    “Aerial perspective, or atmospheric perspective, refers to the effect the atmosphere has on the appearance of an object as viewed from a distance. As the distance between an object and a viewer increases, the contrast between the object and its background decreases, and the contrast of any markings or details within the object also decreases.” Wikipedia 

    This PS challenge exercise encouraged us to composite an image that showed the difference between near and far objects. I thought this tumbling forest stream from Unsplash was a good place to start. We can clearly see a foreground, middle ground and a background, making it clear how the puppies could be placed in it. The pups, from AdobeStock, needed the same blue-green color cast as the stream; each needed a different amount of fog, clarity and saturation. The sizes had to be different as well, because objects near us appear bigger than this far away. I’ve even made the from pups paws loos as if they were under the water.

    Sometimes we get so preoccupied with finding images for a composite image that we forget the little physics details that mack it believable. This was an excellent reminder for me.

    Take care and stay well!