{"id":172410,"date":"2019-09-21T08:15:03","date_gmt":"2019-09-21T15:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=172410"},"modified":"2019-09-21T08:50:10","modified_gmt":"2019-09-21T15:50:10","slug":"strong-contrast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/","title":{"rendered":"STRONG CONTRAST."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How much contrast is too much contrast? My conclusion:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Stronger contrast is better. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aesthetics are all subjective.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1668\" height=\"1864\" data-attachment-id=\"172465\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/279c2f42-9d87-4c17-8c8f-6069facb78de\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/279C2F42-9D87-4C17-8C8F-6069FACB78DE.jpeg?fit=1668%2C1864&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1668,1864\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"279C2F42-9D87-4C17-8C8F-6069FACB78DE\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/279C2F42-9D87-4C17-8C8F-6069FACB78DE.jpeg?fit=1668%2C1864&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/279C2F42-9D87-4C17-8C8F-6069FACB78DE.jpeg?resize=1668%2C1864&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/279C2F42-9D87-4C17-8C8F-6069FACB78DE.jpeg?w=1668&amp;ssl=1 1668w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/279C2F42-9D87-4C17-8C8F-6069FACB78DE.jpeg?resize=1000%2C1118&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/279C2F42-9D87-4C17-8C8F-6069FACB78DE.jpeg?resize=768%2C858&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/279C2F42-9D87-4C17-8C8F-6069FACB78DE.jpeg?resize=920%2C1028&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My theory:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Follow your personal taste.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example here are some experiments:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery alignfull columns-1 wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-attachment-id=\"172407\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/the-photographers-insatiable-will-to-appropriate-all-reality\/496f9a56-3146-400d-ab9c-4638d29ee9a4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/496F9A56-3146-400D-AB9C-4638D29EE9A4.jpeg?fit=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,853\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"496F9A56-3146-400D-AB9C-4638D29EE9A4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Original&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/496F9A56-3146-400D-AB9C-4638D29EE9A4.jpeg?fit=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/496F9A56-3146-400D-AB9C-4638D29EE9A4.jpeg?resize=1280%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"172407\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/the-photographers-insatiable-will-to-appropriate-all-reality\/496f9a56-3146-400d-ab9c-4638d29ee9a4\/\" class=\"wp-image-172407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/496F9A56-3146-400D-AB9C-4638D29EE9A4.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/496F9A56-3146-400D-AB9C-4638D29EE9A4.jpeg?resize=1000%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/496F9A56-3146-400D-AB9C-4638D29EE9A4.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/496F9A56-3146-400D-AB9C-4638D29EE9A4.jpeg?resize=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>Original<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-attachment-id=\"172408\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/the-photographers-insatiable-will-to-appropriate-all-reality\/fc38a4dc-3e68-47bb-8ff5-568c536f0659\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FC38A4DC-3E68-47BB-8FF5-568C536F0659.jpeg?fit=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,853\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FC38A4DC-3E68-47BB-8FF5-568C536F0659\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FC38A4DC-3E68-47BB-8FF5-568C536F0659.jpeg?fit=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FC38A4DC-3E68-47BB-8FF5-568C536F0659.jpeg?resize=1280%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"172408\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/the-photographers-insatiable-will-to-appropriate-all-reality\/fc38a4dc-3e68-47bb-8ff5-568c536f0659\/\" class=\"wp-image-172408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FC38A4DC-3E68-47BB-8FF5-568C536F0659.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FC38A4DC-3E68-47BB-8FF5-568C536F0659.jpeg?resize=1000%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FC38A4DC-3E68-47BB-8FF5-568C536F0659.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FC38A4DC-3E68-47BB-8FF5-568C536F0659.jpeg?resize=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>2nd photo: Added contrast via curves<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-attachment-id=\"172409\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/the-photographers-insatiable-will-to-appropriate-all-reality\/a92eafbb-448b-42f6-91bb-503d7e6a55ca\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/A92EAFBB-448B-42F6-91BB-503D7E6A55CA.jpeg?fit=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,853\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"A92EAFBB-448B-42F6-91BB-503D7E6A55CA\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/A92EAFBB-448B-42F6-91BB-503D7E6A55CA.jpeg?fit=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/A92EAFBB-448B-42F6-91BB-503D7E6A55CA.jpeg?resize=1280%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"172409\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/the-photographers-insatiable-will-to-appropriate-all-reality\/a92eafbb-448b-42f6-91bb-503d7e6a55ca\/\" class=\"wp-image-172409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/A92EAFBB-448B-42F6-91BB-503D7E6A55CA.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/A92EAFBB-448B-42F6-91BB-503D7E6A55CA.jpeg?resize=1000%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/A92EAFBB-448B-42F6-91BB-503D7E6A55CA.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/A92EAFBB-448B-42F6-91BB-503D7E6A55CA.jpeg?resize=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>Inverted image of 2nd photo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the above study, the second photo with more contrast looks better to my eyes. It has more impact and power:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-autoplay=\"true\" data-delay=\"3\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-172407\" data-id=\"172407\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/496F9A56-3146-400D-AB9C-4638D29EE9A4.jpeg?resize=1280%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/496F9A56-3146-400D-AB9C-4638D29EE9A4.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/496F9A56-3146-400D-AB9C-4638D29EE9A4.jpeg?resize=1000%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/496F9A56-3146-400D-AB9C-4638D29EE9A4.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/496F9A56-3146-400D-AB9C-4638D29EE9A4.jpeg?resize=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-172408\" data-id=\"172408\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FC38A4DC-3E68-47BB-8FF5-568C536F0659.jpeg?resize=1280%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FC38A4DC-3E68-47BB-8FF5-568C536F0659.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FC38A4DC-3E68-47BB-8FF5-568C536F0659.jpeg?resize=1000%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FC38A4DC-3E68-47BB-8FF5-568C536F0659.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FC38A4DC-3E68-47BB-8FF5-568C536F0659.jpeg?resize=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s crank up the contrast some more:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-attachment-id=\"172416\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/5bec3b3b-196c-41cf-b9bf-5f0b1bf6fdc4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/5BEC3B3B-196C-41CF-B9BF-5F0B1BF6FDC4.jpeg?fit=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,853\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"5BEC3B3B-196C-41CF-B9BF-5F0B1BF6FDC4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/5BEC3B3B-196C-41CF-B9BF-5F0B1BF6FDC4.jpeg?fit=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/5BEC3B3B-196C-41CF-B9BF-5F0B1BF6FDC4.jpeg?resize=1280%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/5BEC3B3B-196C-41CF-B9BF-5F0B1BF6FDC4.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/5BEC3B3B-196C-41CF-B9BF-5F0B1BF6FDC4.jpeg?resize=1000%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/5BEC3B3B-196C-41CF-B9BF-5F0B1BF6FDC4.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/5BEC3B3B-196C-41CF-B9BF-5F0B1BF6FDC4.jpeg?resize=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And some more:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-attachment-id=\"172417\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/d0f7f3c8-2ad2-45c1-b77a-1e426bc8d54a\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/D0F7F3C8-2AD2-45C1-B77A-1E426BC8D54A.jpeg?fit=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,853\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"D0F7F3C8-2AD2-45C1-B77A-1E426BC8D54A\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/D0F7F3C8-2AD2-45C1-B77A-1E426BC8D54A.jpeg?fit=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/D0F7F3C8-2AD2-45C1-B77A-1E426BC8D54A.jpeg?resize=1280%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/D0F7F3C8-2AD2-45C1-B77A-1E426BC8D54A.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/D0F7F3C8-2AD2-45C1-B77A-1E426BC8D54A.jpeg?resize=1000%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/D0F7F3C8-2AD2-45C1-B77A-1E426BC8D54A.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/D0F7F3C8-2AD2-45C1-B77A-1E426BC8D54A.jpeg?resize=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is my first observation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>When you increase the contrast of a photo, it becomes brighter, and has more \u00e2\u20ac\u0153pop\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (stronger <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/02\/dynamic-photography-composition-101-figure-to-ground\/\">figure to ground<\/a> contrast between different elements of the frame). <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1086\" height=\"516\" data-attachment-id=\"172419\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/c5a00cde-248c-4f89-9583-c3e6f3ffa131\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C5A00CDE-248C-4F89-9583-C3E6F3FFA131.jpeg?fit=1086%2C516&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1086,516\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"C5A00CDE-248C-4F89-9583-C3E6F3FFA131\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C5A00CDE-248C-4F89-9583-C3E6F3FFA131.jpeg?fit=1086%2C516&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C5A00CDE-248C-4F89-9583-C3E6F3FFA131.jpeg?resize=1086%2C516&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C5A00CDE-248C-4F89-9583-C3E6F3FFA131.jpeg?w=1086&amp;ssl=1 1086w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C5A00CDE-248C-4F89-9583-C3E6F3FFA131.jpeg?resize=1000%2C475&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C5A00CDE-248C-4F89-9583-C3E6F3FFA131.jpeg?resize=768%2C365&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C5A00CDE-248C-4F89-9583-C3E6F3FFA131.jpeg?resize=920%2C437&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example see the first original photo (with Gaussian blur applied) compared to the second photo (with additional contrast). We can see improved definition (compare above and below the green line):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1347\" height=\"652\" data-attachment-id=\"172421\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/2030b171-c402-424f-87d7-65aab3d3aeb2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2030B171-C402-424F-87D7-65AAB3D3AEB2.jpeg?fit=1347%2C652&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1347,652\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2030B171-C402-424F-87D7-65AAB3D3AEB2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2030B171-C402-424F-87D7-65AAB3D3AEB2.jpeg?fit=1347%2C652&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2030B171-C402-424F-87D7-65AAB3D3AEB2.jpeg?resize=1347%2C652&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2030B171-C402-424F-87D7-65AAB3D3AEB2.jpeg?w=1347&amp;ssl=1 1347w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2030B171-C402-424F-87D7-65AAB3D3AEB2.jpeg?resize=1000%2C484&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2030B171-C402-424F-87D7-65AAB3D3AEB2.jpeg?resize=768%2C372&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2030B171-C402-424F-87D7-65AAB3D3AEB2.jpeg?resize=920%2C445&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A closer look.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two photos side by side:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery alignfull columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-attachment-id=\"172423\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/eb58156c-ffd4-461d-b28d-07445a76a3e2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/EB58156C-FFD4-461D-B28D-07445A76A3E2.jpeg?fit=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,853\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"EB58156C-FFD4-461D-B28D-07445A76A3E2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/EB58156C-FFD4-461D-B28D-07445A76A3E2.jpeg?fit=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/EB58156C-FFD4-461D-B28D-07445A76A3E2.jpeg?resize=1280%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"172423\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/eb58156c-ffd4-461d-b28d-07445a76a3e2\/\" class=\"wp-image-172423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/EB58156C-FFD4-461D-B28D-07445A76A3E2.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/EB58156C-FFD4-461D-B28D-07445A76A3E2.jpeg?resize=1000%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/EB58156C-FFD4-461D-B28D-07445A76A3E2.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/EB58156C-FFD4-461D-B28D-07445A76A3E2.jpeg?resize=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>Original<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-attachment-id=\"172424\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/04ad81df-17f0-4937-a12d-8672d4c4b8d0\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/04AD81DF-17F0-4937-A12D-8672D4C4B8D0.jpeg?fit=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,853\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"04AD81DF-17F0-4937-A12D-8672D4C4B8D0\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/04AD81DF-17F0-4937-A12D-8672D4C4B8D0.jpeg?fit=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/04AD81DF-17F0-4937-A12D-8672D4C4B8D0.jpeg?resize=1280%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"172424\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/04ad81df-17f0-4937-a12d-8672d4c4b8d0\/\" class=\"wp-image-172424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/04AD81DF-17F0-4937-A12D-8672D4C4B8D0.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/04AD81DF-17F0-4937-A12D-8672D4C4B8D0.jpeg?resize=1000%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/04AD81DF-17F0-4937-A12D-8672D4C4B8D0.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/04AD81DF-17F0-4937-A12D-8672D4C4B8D0.jpeg?resize=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>More contrast<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Original photo:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery alignfull columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-attachment-id=\"172426\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/2d571a03-a81b-4834-8b04-c5c189d4fd2a\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2D571A03-A81B-4834-8B04-C5C189D4FD2A.jpeg?fit=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,853\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2D571A03-A81B-4834-8B04-C5C189D4FD2A\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2D571A03-A81B-4834-8B04-C5C189D4FD2A.jpeg?fit=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2D571A03-A81B-4834-8B04-C5C189D4FD2A.jpeg?resize=1280%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"172426\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/2d571a03-a81b-4834-8b04-c5c189d4fd2a\/\" class=\"wp-image-172426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2D571A03-A81B-4834-8B04-C5C189D4FD2A.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2D571A03-A81B-4834-8B04-C5C189D4FD2A.jpeg?resize=1000%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2D571A03-A81B-4834-8B04-C5C189D4FD2A.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2D571A03-A81B-4834-8B04-C5C189D4FD2A.jpeg?resize=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-attachment-id=\"172427\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/dab00e4e-846a-4957-804f-7855dee9f4ad\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DAB00E4E-846A-4957-804F-7855DEE9F4AD.jpeg?fit=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,853\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DAB00E4E-846A-4957-804F-7855DEE9F4AD\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DAB00E4E-846A-4957-804F-7855DEE9F4AD.jpeg?fit=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DAB00E4E-846A-4957-804F-7855DEE9F4AD.jpeg?resize=1280%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"172427\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/dab00e4e-846a-4957-804f-7855dee9f4ad\/\" class=\"wp-image-172427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DAB00E4E-846A-4957-804F-7855DEE9F4AD.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DAB00E4E-846A-4957-804F-7855DEE9F4AD.jpeg?resize=1000%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DAB00E4E-846A-4957-804F-7855DEE9F4AD.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DAB00E4E-846A-4957-804F-7855DEE9F4AD.jpeg?resize=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The photo with more contrast added:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery alignfull columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-attachment-id=\"172428\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/87bd37cb-a670-4187-9e1f-ae8babda1ed6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/87BD37CB-A670-4187-9E1F-AE8BABDA1ED6.jpeg?fit=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,853\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"87BD37CB-A670-4187-9E1F-AE8BABDA1ED6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/87BD37CB-A670-4187-9E1F-AE8BABDA1ED6.jpeg?fit=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/87BD37CB-A670-4187-9E1F-AE8BABDA1ED6.jpeg?resize=1280%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"172428\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/87bd37cb-a670-4187-9e1f-ae8babda1ed6\/\" class=\"wp-image-172428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/87BD37CB-A670-4187-9E1F-AE8BABDA1ED6.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/87BD37CB-A670-4187-9E1F-AE8BABDA1ED6.jpeg?resize=1000%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/87BD37CB-A670-4187-9E1F-AE8BABDA1ED6.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/87BD37CB-A670-4187-9E1F-AE8BABDA1ED6.jpeg?resize=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-attachment-id=\"172429\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/cee69b66-8c66-4aa7-ac26-b5561fd46df7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CEE69B66-8C66-4AA7-AC26-B5561FD46DF7.jpeg?fit=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,853\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CEE69B66-8C66-4AA7-AC26-B5561FD46DF7\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CEE69B66-8C66-4AA7-AC26-B5561FD46DF7.jpeg?fit=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CEE69B66-8C66-4AA7-AC26-B5561FD46DF7.jpeg?resize=1280%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"172429\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/cee69b66-8c66-4aa7-ac26-b5561fd46df7\/\" class=\"wp-image-172429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CEE69B66-8C66-4AA7-AC26-B5561FD46DF7.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CEE69B66-8C66-4AA7-AC26-B5561FD46DF7.jpeg?resize=1000%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CEE69B66-8C66-4AA7-AC26-B5561FD46DF7.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CEE69B66-8C66-4AA7-AC26-B5561FD46DF7.jpeg?resize=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So this is the part I find really fascinating \u00e2\u20ac\u201d the little squiggle on the top half of the frame seems to be more prominent in the example after additional contrast has been given.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Furthermore, you can see that the highlight intensity of the second photo is stronger:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery alignfull columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-attachment-id=\"172427\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/dab00e4e-846a-4957-804f-7855dee9f4ad\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DAB00E4E-846A-4957-804F-7855DEE9F4AD.jpeg?fit=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,853\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DAB00E4E-846A-4957-804F-7855DEE9F4AD\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DAB00E4E-846A-4957-804F-7855DEE9F4AD.jpeg?fit=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DAB00E4E-846A-4957-804F-7855DEE9F4AD.jpeg?resize=1280%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"172427\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/dab00e4e-846a-4957-804f-7855dee9f4ad\/\" class=\"wp-image-172427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DAB00E4E-846A-4957-804F-7855DEE9F4AD.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DAB00E4E-846A-4957-804F-7855DEE9F4AD.jpeg?resize=1000%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DAB00E4E-846A-4957-804F-7855DEE9F4AD.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DAB00E4E-846A-4957-804F-7855DEE9F4AD.jpeg?resize=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>Original photo. Darker grey contrast.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-attachment-id=\"172429\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/cee69b66-8c66-4aa7-ac26-b5561fd46df7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CEE69B66-8C66-4AA7-AC26-B5561FD46DF7.jpeg?fit=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,853\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CEE69B66-8C66-4AA7-AC26-B5561FD46DF7\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CEE69B66-8C66-4AA7-AC26-B5561FD46DF7.jpeg?fit=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CEE69B66-8C66-4AA7-AC26-B5561FD46DF7.jpeg?resize=1280%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"172429\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/cee69b66-8c66-4aa7-ac26-b5561fd46df7\/\" class=\"wp-image-172429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CEE69B66-8C66-4AA7-AC26-B5561FD46DF7.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CEE69B66-8C66-4AA7-AC26-B5561FD46DF7.jpeg?resize=1000%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CEE69B66-8C66-4AA7-AC26-B5561FD46DF7.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CEE69B66-8C66-4AA7-AC26-B5561FD46DF7.jpeg?resize=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>Photo with added contrast. Note more separation in top of the frame. Brighter grey contrast. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To be more clear, note the separation as indicated in the red:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery alignfull columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-attachment-id=\"172432\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/7245e1f7-9e61-4817-9006-14e684237a49\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/7245E1F7-9E61-4817-9006-14E684237A49.jpeg?fit=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,853\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"7245E1F7-9E61-4817-9006-14E684237A49\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/7245E1F7-9E61-4817-9006-14E684237A49.jpeg?fit=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/7245E1F7-9E61-4817-9006-14E684237A49.jpeg?resize=1280%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"172432\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/7245e1f7-9e61-4817-9006-14e684237a49\/\" class=\"wp-image-172432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/7245E1F7-9E61-4817-9006-14E684237A49.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/7245E1F7-9E61-4817-9006-14E684237A49.jpeg?resize=1000%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/7245E1F7-9E61-4817-9006-14E684237A49.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/7245E1F7-9E61-4817-9006-14E684237A49.jpeg?resize=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>Less separation from the top of frame, as indicated in red.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" data-attachment-id=\"172433\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/1187e9ec-77ec-4e2a-a9aa-6389efa4028e\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1187E9EC-77EC-4E2A-A9AA-6389EFA4028E.jpeg?fit=6000%2C4000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1187E9EC-77EC-4E2A-A9AA-6389EFA4028E\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1187E9EC-77EC-4E2A-A9AA-6389EFA4028E.jpeg?fit=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1187E9EC-77EC-4E2A-A9AA-6389EFA4028E.jpeg?fit=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"172433\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/1187e9ec-77ec-4e2a-a9aa-6389efa4028e\/\" class=\"wp-image-172433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1187E9EC-77EC-4E2A-A9AA-6389EFA4028E.jpeg?w=6000&amp;ssl=1 6000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1187E9EC-77EC-4E2A-A9AA-6389EFA4028E.jpeg?resize=1000%2C667&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1187E9EC-77EC-4E2A-A9AA-6389EFA4028E.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1187E9EC-77EC-4E2A-A9AA-6389EFA4028E.jpeg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1187E9EC-77EC-4E2A-A9AA-6389EFA4028E.jpeg?resize=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1 920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1187E9EC-77EC-4E2A-A9AA-6389EFA4028E.jpeg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>More separation from the top of the frame, as indicated in red.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stronger is better <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-attachment-id=\"172407\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/the-photographers-insatiable-will-to-appropriate-all-reality\/496f9a56-3146-400d-ab9c-4638d29ee9a4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/496F9A56-3146-400D-AB9C-4638D29EE9A4.jpeg?fit=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,853\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"496F9A56-3146-400D-AB9C-4638D29EE9A4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Original&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/496F9A56-3146-400D-AB9C-4638D29EE9A4.jpeg?fit=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/496F9A56-3146-400D-AB9C-4638D29EE9A4.jpeg?resize=1280%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/496F9A56-3146-400D-AB9C-4638D29EE9A4.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/496F9A56-3146-400D-AB9C-4638D29EE9A4.jpeg?resize=1000%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/496F9A56-3146-400D-AB9C-4638D29EE9A4.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/496F9A56-3146-400D-AB9C-4638D29EE9A4.jpeg?resize=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>Original<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-attachment-id=\"172435\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/7a99ee17-18e7-4b6d-981f-1fe2499da417\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/7A99EE17-18E7-4B6D-981F-1FE2499DA417.jpeg?fit=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,853\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"7A99EE17-18E7-4B6D-981F-1FE2499DA417\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/7A99EE17-18E7-4B6D-981F-1FE2499DA417.jpeg?fit=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/7A99EE17-18E7-4B6D-981F-1FE2499DA417.jpeg?resize=1280%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/7A99EE17-18E7-4B6D-981F-1FE2499DA417.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/7A99EE17-18E7-4B6D-981F-1FE2499DA417.jpeg?resize=1000%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/7A99EE17-18E7-4B6D-981F-1FE2499DA417.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/7A99EE17-18E7-4B6D-981F-1FE2499DA417.jpeg?resize=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>More contrast<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Therefore my hypothesis on why more contrast looks better:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Photos which are brighter pop out more to us, and seem more interesting and appealing.<\/li><li>Photos with stronger contrast have better separation in the frame, less clutter.<\/li><li>More contrast simplifies your photos. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How much contrast is too much contrast?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is more of an aesthetic taste thing. I personally prefer maximum contrast unto the point that you cannot \u00e2\u20ac\u0153stand it anymore\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. I try to push the contrast to the extreme limit, until I feel it becomes ugly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My practical suggestion:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Just keep fucking around with your photos, until they look good in your eyes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-autoplay=\"true\" data-delay=\"3\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-172439\" data-id=\"172439\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CCA51AF9-70B2-421F-9708-6A521F027599.jpeg?resize=853%2C1280&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CCA51AF9-70B2-421F-9708-6A521F027599.jpeg?w=853&amp;ssl=1 853w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CCA51AF9-70B2-421F-9708-6A521F027599.jpeg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-172440\" data-id=\"172440\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/09E2CDEE-84DF-4E6F-B0DA-3B85BFD6501D.jpg?resize=960%2C1280&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/09E2CDEE-84DF-4E6F-B0DA-3B85BFD6501D.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/09E2CDEE-84DF-4E6F-B0DA-3B85BFD6501D.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/09E2CDEE-84DF-4E6F-B0DA-3B85BFD6501D.jpg?resize=920%2C1227&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-172441\" data-id=\"172441\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/EEAD6786-B42C-40C1-8F92-F1E2E1EC4BD4.jpg?resize=960%2C1280&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/EEAD6786-B42C-40C1-8F92-F1E2E1EC4BD4.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/EEAD6786-B42C-40C1-8F92-F1E2E1EC4BD4.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/EEAD6786-B42C-40C1-8F92-F1E2E1EC4BD4.jpg?resize=920%2C1227&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-172442\" data-id=\"172442\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FD9033D2-184D-4027-B9B2-84A89354C5A3.jpeg?resize=853%2C1280&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FD9033D2-184D-4027-B9B2-84A89354C5A3.jpeg?w=853&amp;ssl=1 853w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FD9033D2-184D-4027-B9B2-84A89354C5A3.jpeg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-172443\" data-id=\"172443\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C7D85BD1-B57F-4430-8C3D-D2715B8DE837.jpg?resize=960%2C1280&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C7D85BD1-B57F-4430-8C3D-D2715B8DE837.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C7D85BD1-B57F-4430-8C3D-D2715B8DE837.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C7D85BD1-B57F-4430-8C3D-D2715B8DE837.jpg?resize=920%2C1227&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-172444\" data-id=\"172444\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C8F0C27B-A6C4-48BE-A4A6-B99033FD5323.jpeg?resize=853%2C1280&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C8F0C27B-A6C4-48BE-A4A6-B99033FD5323.jpeg?w=853&amp;ssl=1 853w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C8F0C27B-A6C4-48BE-A4A6-B99033FD5323.jpeg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery alignfull columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" data-attachment-id=\"172439\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/cca51af9-70b2-421f-9708-6a521f027599\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CCA51AF9-70B2-421F-9708-6A521F027599.jpeg?fit=853%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"853,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CCA51AF9-70B2-421F-9708-6A521F027599\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CCA51AF9-70B2-421F-9708-6A521F027599.jpeg?fit=853%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CCA51AF9-70B2-421F-9708-6A521F027599.jpeg?resize=853%2C1280&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"172439\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/cca51af9-70b2-421f-9708-6a521f027599\/\" class=\"wp-image-172439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CCA51AF9-70B2-421F-9708-6A521F027599.jpeg?w=853&amp;ssl=1 853w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CCA51AF9-70B2-421F-9708-6A521F027599.jpeg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" data-attachment-id=\"172442\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/fd9033d2-184d-4027-b9b2-84a89354c5a3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FD9033D2-184D-4027-B9B2-84A89354C5A3.jpeg?fit=853%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"853,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FD9033D2-184D-4027-B9B2-84A89354C5A3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FD9033D2-184D-4027-B9B2-84A89354C5A3.jpeg?fit=853%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FD9033D2-184D-4027-B9B2-84A89354C5A3.jpeg?resize=853%2C1280&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"172442\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/fd9033d2-184d-4027-b9b2-84a89354c5a3\/\" class=\"wp-image-172442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FD9033D2-184D-4027-B9B2-84A89354C5A3.jpeg?w=853&amp;ssl=1 853w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FD9033D2-184D-4027-B9B2-84A89354C5A3.jpeg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" data-attachment-id=\"172444\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/c8f0c27b-a6c4-48be-a4a6-b99033fd5323\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C8F0C27B-A6C4-48BE-A4A6-B99033FD5323.jpeg?fit=853%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"853,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"C8F0C27B-A6C4-48BE-A4A6-B99033FD5323\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C8F0C27B-A6C4-48BE-A4A6-B99033FD5323.jpeg?fit=853%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C8F0C27B-A6C4-48BE-A4A6-B99033FD5323.jpeg?resize=853%2C1280&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"172444\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/c8f0c27b-a6c4-48be-a4a6-b99033fd5323\/\" class=\"wp-image-172444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C8F0C27B-A6C4-48BE-A4A6-B99033FD5323.jpeg?w=853&amp;ssl=1 853w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C8F0C27B-A6C4-48BE-A4A6-B99033FD5323.jpeg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Out of the three, I prefer the third and last one. It starts to look like a face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The curves I applied on my iPad with Procreate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery alignfull columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-8 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" data-attachment-id=\"172440\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/09e2cdee-84df-4e6f-b0da-3b85bfd6501d\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/09E2CDEE-84DF-4E6F-B0DA-3B85BFD6501D.jpg?fit=960%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"09E2CDEE-84DF-4E6F-B0DA-3B85BFD6501D\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/09E2CDEE-84DF-4E6F-B0DA-3B85BFD6501D.jpg?fit=960%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/09E2CDEE-84DF-4E6F-B0DA-3B85BFD6501D.jpg?resize=960%2C1280&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"172440\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/09e2cdee-84df-4e6f-b0da-3b85bfd6501d\/\" class=\"wp-image-172440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/09E2CDEE-84DF-4E6F-B0DA-3B85BFD6501D.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/09E2CDEE-84DF-4E6F-B0DA-3B85BFD6501D.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/09E2CDEE-84DF-4E6F-B0DA-3B85BFD6501D.jpg?resize=920%2C1227&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" data-attachment-id=\"172441\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/eead6786-b42c-40c1-8f92-f1e2e1ec4bd4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/EEAD6786-B42C-40C1-8F92-F1E2E1EC4BD4.jpg?fit=960%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"EEAD6786-B42C-40C1-8F92-F1E2E1EC4BD4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/EEAD6786-B42C-40C1-8F92-F1E2E1EC4BD4.jpg?fit=960%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/EEAD6786-B42C-40C1-8F92-F1E2E1EC4BD4.jpg?resize=960%2C1280&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"172441\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/eead6786-b42c-40c1-8f92-f1e2e1ec4bd4\/\" class=\"wp-image-172441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/EEAD6786-B42C-40C1-8F92-F1E2E1EC4BD4.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/EEAD6786-B42C-40C1-8F92-F1E2E1EC4BD4.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/EEAD6786-B42C-40C1-8F92-F1E2E1EC4BD4.jpg?resize=920%2C1227&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" data-attachment-id=\"172443\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/c7d85bd1-b57f-4430-8c3d-d2715b8de837\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C7D85BD1-B57F-4430-8C3D-D2715B8DE837.jpg?fit=960%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"C7D85BD1-B57F-4430-8C3D-D2715B8DE837\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C7D85BD1-B57F-4430-8C3D-D2715B8DE837.jpg?fit=960%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C7D85BD1-B57F-4430-8C3D-D2715B8DE837.jpg?resize=960%2C1280&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"172443\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/c7d85bd1-b57f-4430-8c3d-d2715b8de837\/\" class=\"wp-image-172443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C7D85BD1-B57F-4430-8C3D-D2715B8DE837.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C7D85BD1-B57F-4430-8C3D-D2715B8DE837.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C7D85BD1-B57F-4430-8C3D-D2715B8DE837.jpg?resize=920%2C1227&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is what happens when we invert the photos:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery alignfull columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-9 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" data-attachment-id=\"172450\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/c2b10e34-0a94-4b9d-b480-0a7d88da65c0\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C2B10E34-0A94-4B9D-B480-0A7D88DA65C0.jpeg?fit=853%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"853,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"C2B10E34-0A94-4B9D-B480-0A7D88DA65C0\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C2B10E34-0A94-4B9D-B480-0A7D88DA65C0.jpeg?fit=853%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C2B10E34-0A94-4B9D-B480-0A7D88DA65C0.jpeg?resize=853%2C1280&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"172450\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/c2b10e34-0a94-4b9d-b480-0a7d88da65c0\/\" class=\"wp-image-172450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C2B10E34-0A94-4B9D-B480-0A7D88DA65C0.jpeg?w=853&amp;ssl=1 853w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C2B10E34-0A94-4B9D-B480-0A7D88DA65C0.jpeg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" data-attachment-id=\"172451\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/a9e5df0a-c71e-4e83-86e7-1f224f1de8e7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/A9E5DF0A-C71E-4E83-86E7-1F224F1DE8E7.jpeg?fit=853%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"853,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"A9E5DF0A-C71E-4E83-86E7-1F224F1DE8E7\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/A9E5DF0A-C71E-4E83-86E7-1F224F1DE8E7.jpeg?fit=853%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/A9E5DF0A-C71E-4E83-86E7-1F224F1DE8E7.jpeg?resize=853%2C1280&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"172451\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/a9e5df0a-c71e-4e83-86e7-1f224f1de8e7\/\" class=\"wp-image-172451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/A9E5DF0A-C71E-4E83-86E7-1F224F1DE8E7.jpeg?w=853&amp;ssl=1 853w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/A9E5DF0A-C71E-4E83-86E7-1F224F1DE8E7.jpeg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Immediately I can see that the second photo is far more fascinating. More detail, sharpness, and contrast. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Gaussian blur applied:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery alignfull columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-10 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" data-attachment-id=\"172454\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/0a41ad98-985c-4725-8126-372a0bc7b5dd\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/0A41AD98-985C-4725-8126-372A0BC7B5DD.jpeg?fit=853%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"853,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0A41AD98-985C-4725-8126-372A0BC7B5DD\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/0A41AD98-985C-4725-8126-372A0BC7B5DD.jpeg?fit=853%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/0A41AD98-985C-4725-8126-372A0BC7B5DD.jpeg?resize=853%2C1280&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"172454\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/0a41ad98-985c-4725-8126-372a0bc7b5dd\/\" class=\"wp-image-172454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/0A41AD98-985C-4725-8126-372A0BC7B5DD.jpeg?w=853&amp;ssl=1 853w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/0A41AD98-985C-4725-8126-372A0BC7B5DD.jpeg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" data-attachment-id=\"172455\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/05763df0-ded6-4210-b4c9-0b7df0d95fe9\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/05763DF0-DED6-4210-B4C9-0B7DF0D95FE9.jpeg?fit=853%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"853,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"05763DF0-DED6-4210-B4C9-0B7DF0D95FE9\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/05763DF0-DED6-4210-B4C9-0B7DF0D95FE9.jpeg?fit=853%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/05763DF0-DED6-4210-B4C9-0B7DF0D95FE9.jpeg?resize=853%2C1280&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"172455\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/05763df0-ded6-4210-b4c9-0b7df0d95fe9\/\" class=\"wp-image-172455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/05763DF0-DED6-4210-B4C9-0B7DF0D95FE9.jpeg?w=853&amp;ssl=1 853w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/05763DF0-DED6-4210-B4C9-0B7DF0D95FE9.jpeg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We can better see the outline with more contrast. In fact, the photo on the right looks like a statue of Zeus\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery alignfull is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"172458\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/b5459343-33d6-4dc0-9ebe-6d982e917193\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/B5459343-33D6-4DC0-9EBE-6D982E917193.jpeg?fit=993%2C1242&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"993,1242\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"B5459343-33D6-4DC0-9EBE-6D982E917193\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/B5459343-33D6-4DC0-9EBE-6D982E917193.jpeg?fit=993%2C1242&amp;ssl=1\" data-attachment-id=\"172458\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/b5459343-33d6-4dc0-9ebe-6d982e917193\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/B5459343-33D6-4DC0-9EBE-6D982E917193.jpeg?fit=993%2C1242&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"993,1242\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"B5459343-33D6-4DC0-9EBE-6D982E917193\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/B5459343-33D6-4DC0-9EBE-6D982E917193.jpeg?fit=993%2C1242&amp;ssl=1\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image 1 of 3 in 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class=\"tiled-gallery__col\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"172459\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/9160d297-05db-49c4-90fc-507810508c74\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9160D297-05DB-49C4-90FC-507810508C74.jpeg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"683,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"9160D297-05DB-49C4-90FC-507810508C74\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9160D297-05DB-49C4-90FC-507810508C74.jpeg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-attachment-id=\"172459\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/9160d297-05db-49c4-90fc-507810508c74\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9160D297-05DB-49C4-90FC-507810508C74.jpeg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"683,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"9160D297-05DB-49C4-90FC-507810508C74\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9160D297-05DB-49C4-90FC-507810508C74.jpeg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image 2 of 3 in full-screen\"srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9160D297-05DB-49C4-90FC-507810508C74.jpeg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9160D297-05DB-49C4-90FC-507810508C74.jpeg?strip=info&#038;w=683&#038;ssl=1 683w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1024\" data-id=\"172459\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/9160d297-05db-49c4-90fc-507810508c74\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9160D297-05DB-49C4-90FC-507810508C74.jpeg\" data-width=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9160D297-05DB-49C4-90FC-507810508C74.jpeg?ssl=1\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"172460\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/9a1495f4-93ce-420a-8caf-4e94f9f06483\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9A1495F4-93CE-420A-8CAF-4E94F9F06483.jpeg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"683,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"9A1495F4-93CE-420A-8CAF-4E94F9F06483\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9A1495F4-93CE-420A-8CAF-4E94F9F06483.jpeg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-attachment-id=\"172460\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/9a1495f4-93ce-420a-8caf-4e94f9f06483\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9A1495F4-93CE-420A-8CAF-4E94F9F06483.jpeg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"683,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"9A1495F4-93CE-420A-8CAF-4E94F9F06483\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9A1495F4-93CE-420A-8CAF-4E94F9F06483.jpeg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image 3 of 3 in full-screen\"srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9A1495F4-93CE-420A-8CAF-4E94F9F06483.jpeg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9A1495F4-93CE-420A-8CAF-4E94F9F06483.jpeg?strip=info&#038;w=683&#038;ssl=1 683w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1024\" data-id=\"172460\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/9a1495f4-93ce-420a-8caf-4e94f9f06483\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9A1495F4-93CE-420A-8CAF-4E94F9F06483.jpeg\" data-width=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9A1495F4-93CE-420A-8CAF-4E94F9F06483.jpeg?ssl=1\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two photos side by side:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery alignfull is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"172455\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/05763df0-ded6-4210-b4c9-0b7df0d95fe9\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/05763DF0-DED6-4210-B4C9-0B7DF0D95FE9.jpeg?fit=853%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"853,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"05763DF0-DED6-4210-B4C9-0B7DF0D95FE9\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/05763DF0-DED6-4210-B4C9-0B7DF0D95FE9.jpeg?fit=853%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-attachment-id=\"172455\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/05763df0-ded6-4210-b4c9-0b7df0d95fe9\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/05763DF0-DED6-4210-B4C9-0B7DF0D95FE9.jpeg?fit=853%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"853,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"05763DF0-DED6-4210-B4C9-0B7DF0D95FE9\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/05763DF0-DED6-4210-B4C9-0B7DF0D95FE9.jpeg?fit=853%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image 1 of 2 in full-screen\"srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/05763DF0-DED6-4210-B4C9-0B7DF0D95FE9.jpeg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/05763DF0-DED6-4210-B4C9-0B7DF0D95FE9.jpeg?strip=info&#038;w=853&#038;ssl=1 853w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1280\" data-id=\"172455\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/05763df0-ded6-4210-b4c9-0b7df0d95fe9\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/05763DF0-DED6-4210-B4C9-0B7DF0D95FE9.jpeg\" data-width=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/05763DF0-DED6-4210-B4C9-0B7DF0D95FE9.jpeg?ssl=1\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"172460\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/9a1495f4-93ce-420a-8caf-4e94f9f06483\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9A1495F4-93CE-420A-8CAF-4E94F9F06483.jpeg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"683,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"9A1495F4-93CE-420A-8CAF-4E94F9F06483\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9A1495F4-93CE-420A-8CAF-4E94F9F06483.jpeg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-attachment-id=\"172460\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/9a1495f4-93ce-420a-8caf-4e94f9f06483\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9A1495F4-93CE-420A-8CAF-4E94F9F06483.jpeg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"683,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"9A1495F4-93CE-420A-8CAF-4E94F9F06483\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9A1495F4-93CE-420A-8CAF-4E94F9F06483.jpeg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image 2 of 2 in full-screen\"srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9A1495F4-93CE-420A-8CAF-4E94F9F06483.jpeg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9A1495F4-93CE-420A-8CAF-4E94F9F06483.jpeg?strip=info&#038;w=683&#038;ssl=1 683w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1024\" data-id=\"172460\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/9a1495f4-93ce-420a-8caf-4e94f9f06483\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9A1495F4-93CE-420A-8CAF-4E94F9F06483.jpeg\" data-width=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9A1495F4-93CE-420A-8CAF-4E94F9F06483.jpeg?ssl=1\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another theory:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Perhaps the ability for artists to see \u00e2\u20ac\u0153hidden faces\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in abstract art is what makes us artistic?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also to discover new truths about monochrome images, we should invert the photos more often, and add Gaussian blur?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example the evolution of this image:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-autoplay=\"true\" data-delay=\"3\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-172439\" data-id=\"172439\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CCA51AF9-70B2-421F-9708-6A521F027599.jpeg?resize=853%2C1280&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CCA51AF9-70B2-421F-9708-6A521F027599.jpeg?w=853&amp;ssl=1 853w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CCA51AF9-70B2-421F-9708-6A521F027599.jpeg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-172442\" data-id=\"172442\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FD9033D2-184D-4027-B9B2-84A89354C5A3.jpeg?resize=853%2C1280&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FD9033D2-184D-4027-B9B2-84A89354C5A3.jpeg?w=853&amp;ssl=1 853w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FD9033D2-184D-4027-B9B2-84A89354C5A3.jpeg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-172444\" data-id=\"172444\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C8F0C27B-A6C4-48BE-A4A6-B99033FD5323.jpeg?resize=853%2C1280&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C8F0C27B-A6C4-48BE-A4A6-B99033FD5323.jpeg?w=853&amp;ssl=1 853w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C8F0C27B-A6C4-48BE-A4A6-B99033FD5323.jpeg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-172450\" data-id=\"172450\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C2B10E34-0A94-4B9D-B480-0A7D88DA65C0.jpeg?resize=853%2C1280&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C2B10E34-0A94-4B9D-B480-0A7D88DA65C0.jpeg?w=853&amp;ssl=1 853w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C2B10E34-0A94-4B9D-B480-0A7D88DA65C0.jpeg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-172451\" data-id=\"172451\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/A9E5DF0A-C71E-4E83-86E7-1F224F1DE8E7.jpeg?resize=853%2C1280&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/A9E5DF0A-C71E-4E83-86E7-1F224F1DE8E7.jpeg?w=853&amp;ssl=1 853w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/A9E5DF0A-C71E-4E83-86E7-1F224F1DE8E7.jpeg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" 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class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-172455\" data-id=\"172455\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/05763DF0-DED6-4210-B4C9-0B7DF0D95FE9.jpeg?resize=853%2C1280&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/05763DF0-DED6-4210-B4C9-0B7DF0D95FE9.jpeg?w=853&amp;ssl=1 853w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/05763DF0-DED6-4210-B4C9-0B7DF0D95FE9.jpeg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination 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data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/strong-contrast\/fd9033d2-184d-4027-b9b2-84a89354c5a3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FD9033D2-184D-4027-B9B2-84A89354C5A3.jpeg?fit=853%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"853,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FD9033D2-184D-4027-B9B2-84A89354C5A3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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