One of my favorite techniques is not one I use often, but when I do it is so stunning I know that I have to do it again. However it takes a little bit of bravery to make myself do it, because it involves severely cutting your favorite photo. I first saw the technique on the cover of a Close to my heart catalog, and have been using it ever since. Its funny when I am working on it at a large crop, I get alot of people looking over my shoulder and ohhing and ahhing at it. I love it.
Funny thing is it is so simple, time consuming yes, but simple. You cut your photo in stratigic places, drawing the eye to the focus of the photo. Then mount each piece with a very thin neutral border or you can just put all of the pieces on one matte, but leave a tiny gap between each of them. It creates a kind of optical illusion, making it seem as if you are peering through a window at the scene. The trick is to find the "visual breaks" in the photo and make your cuts there. It really is a fun technique that will get you the wow factor!
Funny thing is it is so simple, time consuming yes, but simple. You cut your photo in stratigic places, drawing the eye to the focus of the photo. Then mount each piece with a very thin neutral border or you can just put all of the pieces on one matte, but leave a tiny gap between each of them. It creates a kind of optical illusion, making it seem as if you are peering through a window at the scene. The trick is to find the "visual breaks" in the photo and make your cuts there. It really is a fun technique that will get you the wow factor!
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