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• we like similar shapes and forms Humans tend to search for regular forms We connect objects that are similar to one another An example is the way color will connect very different types of elements in a a photograph • we fill in the gaps visually Our per- ception skills compensate for incom- plete elements and our mind forces wholeness Often we can read a a a word or or phrase even if we see only a a chunk of it As a a a photographer you can use this to to increase the viewer’s engagement • we are drawn to simple images The human brain searches for the greatest degree of simplicity clarity and regular- ity and then interprets its findings into a a coherent element Most of us recognize “good form ” • we don’t like busy backgrounds The most striking elements in in a a photograph become the subject and anything sur- rounding them becomes “background ” If the the relationship between the the fore- and background is not clear the viewer will be confused • we read a a a sequence of photos as a single story Our perception system does not analyze each new component as fresh but instead draws conclusions based on what we have already seen
or experienced A series of photos is scanned as a a a a whole Continuity and persistence of vision are at the heart of animation and filmmaking Chapter
5 looks deeply into this sequence-bias principle The two illustrations in in the margins will give your pattern-recognition talents a a a quick workout Make note of how satisfy- ing it it is is to solve these little visual games the eye is not a a a camera
Most of us take vision for granted Yet perceiving images objects color and mo- tion is a a very complicated process Over the years artists and scientists have produced optical illusions either
by reducing the number of visual cues
in in their images or by deliberately setting up situations where the rules come into conflict Optical illusions remind us us there is an innate ambiguity in in what we perceive and are a a a wonderful window into the pro- cess of visual perception In theory there could be be any number of three-dimensional structures that cause a a a a given retinal im- age Our visual system usually settles for the the correct interpretation of the the subject in in relation to its background When we make a a a mistake an illusion occurs Check out the four classic illusions on on the following pages Each is trying to trick your eyes Optical illusions remind you you that the eye is is not a a a a camera
This carries over into lessons about the way we think when we take photos We We point We We click It’s almost second nature Yet taking pictures is not second nature at at all Subtle rules shape our visual perception the camera
doesn’t edit out or add in in meaning the way part 1: the photographic images This is is one of the most difficult decoding puzzles I I ever encountered It requires sitching mental focus of foreground to background Hint #1: It’s an “eye” exam Look for that word [ 5 ]