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<blockquote data-quote="Robert Mitchell" data-source="post: 97271" data-attributes="member: 11282">Absolutely. As I always say, preference is a wonderful thing. I can only speak from my own experience and the reactions I've gotten and have seen when those types of backgrounds are used. They seem cool and interesting and fun and in the end no one really wants to see them. They're amazingly distracting in portraits where the subject(s) should where the eye is drawn. Backgrounds that cause the eye to wander or that introduce conflicting or bright colors can pull the eye.In portraiture, it's really important to understand the psychology of the viewer and what science tells us that the viewer will like.I'm offering suggestions based on that and not simply offering an alternative or a preference.Too many people are caught up in exciting and colorful backgrounds and don't seem to have the same interest in making the subject of the portrait more interesting though the use of wardrobe, composition and lighting.My nickel's worth.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Robert Mitchell, post: 97271, member: 11282"] Absolutely. As I always say, preference is a wonderful thing. I can only speak from my own experience and the reactions I've gotten and have seen when those types of backgrounds are used. They seem cool and interesting and fun and in the end no one really wants to see them. They're amazingly distracting in portraits where the subject(s) should where the eye is drawn. Backgrounds that cause the eye to wander or that introduce conflicting or bright colors can pull the eye. In portraiture, it's really important to understand the psychology of the viewer and what science tells us that the viewer will like. I'm offering suggestions based on that and not simply offering an alternative or a preference. Too many people are caught up in exciting and colorful backgrounds and don't seem to have the same interest in making the subject of the portrait more interesting though the use of wardrobe, composition and lighting. My nickel's worth. [/QUOTE]

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