Bryan Peterson
Bryan has been a successful commercial photographer for over 35 years whose clients include American Express, Kodak, UPS, Phillips and Citibank. In addition he has received awards from the Communication Arts Photography Annual seven times, Print Magazine four times and has also won the prestigious New York Art Directors Gold Award. He has also been a contributing editor at Popular Photography and Outdoor Photographer magazine and he is also the co-founder of the popular on-line photography school, BPSOP.com.
Within the photographic community he is best known as the photographer/writer of nine best-selling books, Understanding Exposure, Learning to See Creatively, Beyond Portraiture, Understanding Digital, Understanding Close-up Photography, Understanding Shutter Speed, Bryan F Peterson’s Understanding Photography Field Guide, Bryan F Peterson’s Field Guide to Understanding Composition, Exposure Solutions and Understanding Electronic Flash.
In the video below, Bryan Peterson goes step by step through three different compositions that are identical as far as the subject goes, but differ greatly in the way that the subject and background work together in the composition. Note the dark shape in the background and how some tiny adjustments can take that out of the way and let the subject shine.
Here’s a closer look at the three photos highlighted in this video:
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