Dark man in suit. Dark Skies Over Tokyo.Strong graphical lines, black and whites. Tokyo, 2016Saigon selfie. 2017.Hands of 92 year old woman in Hanoi, 2017.Cindy holding up her arms. Photo of a flash in front of elevator, Saigon 2017Black and white silhouette. Sapa, 2017.
Figure to ground: White box creates a “strong” figure to ground against the black background.When we introduce a fourth shape (very dark grey lightning bolt in bottom right corner) we can barely see it — because very dark grey has “weak” figure to ground (contrast) against a black background.As a figure to ground example, I drew a curved white object against a black background. This has “strong” figure-to-ground.
Street portrait with -1 2/3 exposure compensation. To make his face more dramatic and pop from the background. By using minus exposure compensation, the background turns totally black.
