Emphasis

Part of class emphasized, emphasis. The goal of emphasis is not simply to make a component of an image stand out but give purpose to the differences within the image. I found an image at stockvault.net and then edited it to show emphasis.

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The image has a clear emphasis on the red shirt. In Photoshop I selected everything except for the shirt and adjusted the saturation. I created a strong difference between the shirt and the rest of the image to show that the shirt was most important but the rest of the image was still relevant. I added a caption, "BE BOLD" in order provide the image with additional purpose. This image could be used as an advertisement for the shirts manufacturer. The theme is that if you wear these shirts you will stand out and be noticed. I think that this image effectively utilizes the composition element of emphasis to portray a useful meaning.