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    • Cumbres Toltec
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    • Indian Market Native Costumes
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    • Natural Dyeing with Glenna Dean
    • Pet Store Animal Photos
    • Rio Arriba: A New Mexico County
    • Rocket Heads Jewelry
    • Scale in Photography
    • Shooting Into The Sun
    • Spanapalooza
    • Tibetan Monk Sand Painting
    • Timing in Photography
    • United Farm Workers
    • Variations on a Theme
    • Why I Take Photographs
    • WWII Reenactment
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Contrast in Photography - using color, texture, lighting, scale, age, size, etc.

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The Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan, shortly after completion with abandoned buildings waiting for demolition in foreground.

contrast
noun |ˈkänˌtrast|
the state of being strikingly different from something else, typically something in juxtaposition or close association: the day began cold and blustery, in contrast to almost two weeks of uninterrupted sunshine | a contrast between rural and urban trends.
• the degree of difference between tones in a television picture, photograph, or other image.
• enhancement of the apparent brightness or clarity of a design provided by the juxtaposition of different colors or textures.
• the action of calling attention to notable differences: use knowledge of other languages for contrast and comparison with English.
• [ in sing. ] a thing or person having qualities noticeably different from another: the castle is quite a contrast to other places where the singer has performed.


verb |ˈkänˌtrastkənˈtrast| [ no obj. ]
differ strikingly: his friend's success contrasted with his own failure | (as adj. contrasting) : a contrasting view.
• [ with obj. ] compare in such a way as to emphasize differences: people contrasted her with her sister.


When one mentions contrast in photography, it is often thought the speaker is referring to contrast in the light, as in the difference between light and dark, but contrast, aside from referring to light, can also refer to comparing or contrasting parts of a composition in terms of size or scale. It can also refer to dramatic differences in texture or consistency or color or age.
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History in Granite chapel, Felicity, Calif.
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Dragonfly on cattail stem, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Cerro Pedernal with crescent moon, Coyote, Northern New Mexico
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Madsen grain elevators, Carlton, Oregon
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Blue Tree Project, Tingley Beach, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Cerro Pedernal with Porta Potty, Northern New Mexico
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Couple silhouetted at sunset, White Sands National Park, New Mexico
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Torrey Pines Beach, San Diego, California
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Stop sign and falling snow, Espanola, New Mexico
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Fashion shoot (Alt Fashion) at a spillway of the John B. Robert Dam off Juan Tabo Ave., Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Hot air balloon contrasted with parked cars at the Albuquerque Balloon Festival, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Mime Mark Wenzel and unidentified woman on bench, Balboa Park, San Diego, from the series "Goofing Around with mime Mark Wenzel"
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ATVs on southeastern California san dunes
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Railrunner commuters using pedestrian overpass, Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Jet ski at Abiquiu Dam, Northern New Mexico
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High power transmission towers, Central California
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Ferret meets pig or pig meets ferret, Prosperous Pets pet store, Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Fisherman leaves lovely wake, Abiquiu Dam, Northern New Mexico
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Pelicans searching for breakfast, Baja Mecico
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Venetian blind shadows, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Snow and yucca plant, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Elderly couple stare in wonder a model in fashion photography shoot, San Francisco, California 
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Picket fence with shadows, Santa Fe, New Mexico (above); Birds in tree, Coyote, Northern New Mexico (right)
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University of Florida geology students on a "dig" near Abiquiu Dam in Northern New Mexico
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Rio Grande bosque
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Photo manipulation of mobile home, Northern New Mexico
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Abiquiu Dam boat launch ramp, Northern New Mexico
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Girl with Popsicle at the Day of the Dead Marigold Parade in the Southwest Valley of Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Traffic guard check cell phone for messages at a crosswalk painting event, Espanola, New Mexico
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Birds over Espanola, New Mexico
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An isolated man checks in cell phone while waiting for a Fractal Foundation presentation at New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, New Mexico
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A grandfathers compares the size of his hand to his newborn grandson's foot
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Magokoro Japanese restaurant still life with exquisite sunlight filtering through window, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Bird flies in front or rising sun, Espanola, New Mexico
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Hare Krishna festival, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California. This image was used on the cover of California Living Magazine
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Birds flocking over Northern New Mexico
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Willamette Valley, Oregon, tractor in vinehard
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Port of Portland ship repair, Portland, Oregon
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Red shoes on dry grass, Albuquerque, New Mexico

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  • Clients
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    • 2022 New Mexico Treasures Calendar
    • 2022 Pic of the Day
    • Abiquiu Dam
    • Abiquiu Livestock Sale
    • Adjective Challenge
    • Aerial Photos
    • Aircraft - BW Portraits
    • Albuquerque Aquarium
    • Albuquerque Sunport Lowrider Show
    • Alt Fashion
    • Amish, Kalona, Iowa
    • Angel in Albuquerque
    • Astro Zombies Murals
    • Birds
    • Black and White Photos
    • Black Mesa, San Ildefonso Pueblo
    • Cabezon Peak
    • Car Portraits
    • Cell Phones
    • Cerro Pedernal
    • Chicano Park Murals
    • Children Portraits
    • Churches
    • Circus Behind the Scenes
    • Colors
    • Computers
    • Concorso Santa Fe
    • Contrast
    • Descansos
    • Design photographs in the style of Charles Sheeler
    • Detroit Street Photos
    • Dogs
    • Explora Albuquerque
    • Fisheye Lens Photos
    • Gay Pride Parade
    • Ghost Ranch
    • Goggles Sunglasses and Masks
    • Goofing Around with mime Mark Wenzel
    • Horizont Camera Panoramic Images
    • Humor
    • Industry
    • Infrared Photos
    • Insects
    • International Center of Photography
    • Isolated Trees
    • Isolation Photos
    • Juxtaposed
    • Lady of Guadalupe
    • Landscape Photos
    • Lowriders
    • Lowrider Summer
    • Lowriders: Vintage San Francisco Bay Area Show
    • Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego
    • Matachines de Alcalde
    • Mirror Images
    • Moon Photos
    • Moving Arts Espanola
    • Moving Landscapes
    • Murals in Espanola, New Mexico
    • New Mexico Press Association 2022 Award Winner
    • New Orleans Street Photography
    • NM Treasures 2023 Calendar Image
    • Northern New Mexico
    • Norteno Artist Portraits
    • Panoramic Photos
    • Photographers
    • Pic of the Day
    • Plants and Flowers
    • Portraits
    • Port of Portland
    • Portraits of Strangers
    • Published Favorites
    • Repetition in Photos
    • Road to Pedernal
    • San Francisco Chinatown
    • Shadows
    • Snow Photos
    • Still Life Photos
    • San Francisco Street Photos
    • Service People Portraits
    • Shadows
    • Stand Alone Photos
    • Storm and Rain Photos
    • Street Photography
    • The Yin/Yang of Families
    • Trailer Landscapes
    • Trees
    • Urban Landscapes
    • Vintage Ford and Cadillac Manufacturing
    • Vintage - Pre -digital photos
    • Water
    • Widelux F6: First Roll
    • Widelux Panoramic Photos
    • Working
  • Selected Writing/Published
    • Agricultural Profile: Christopher Bassettt: Freshies of New Mexico Farm, Velarde, NM
    • Behind the Scenes at the Circus
    • ​​Book Review: "Orale! Lowrider: Custom Made in New Mexico"
    • Carlton, Oregon
    • Comic Con New Mexico
    • Crosswalk Painting
    • Cumbres Toltec
    • Day of the Dead, Albuquerque's Marigold Parade
    • Fog Smoke Haze in Photos
    • Gordon Tooley, Apple Guru
    • Indian Market Native Costumes
    • In Praise of Kit Lenses
    • In Praise of Manual Lenses
    • Instagram
    • Jeff Brock and Bombshell Betty
    • John Lea's Painted Truck
    • Light Quality
    • Luck in Photography
    • Luck in Photography vers 2.0
    • National Museum of Nuclear Science and History
    • Natural Dyeing with Glenna Dean
    • Pet Store Animal Photos
    • Rio Arriba: A New Mexico County
    • Rocket Heads Jewelry
    • Scale in Photography
    • Shooting Into The Sun
    • Spanapalooza
    • Tibetan Monk Sand Painting
    • Timing in Photography
    • United Farm Workers
    • Variations on a Theme
    • Why I Take Photographs
    • WWII Reenactment
  • Archive