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The same image cropped in different ways can convey a completely different meaning. I<\/a><\/span>llustration<\/a> in a presentation is not simply about “adding a picture<\/a>“. There are simple tricks that can significantly add to the impact of an image. Consider the image below and how you look at it. What do you see first and what are you drawn back to. Are you comfortable with the image?<\/span>

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<\/span>It is clear that all three characters are intimately linked. Our eyes are drawn to the man on the right again but principally his face. We are again drawn to look at the man in white but then back at the man and then the woman. The couple are clearly together and running away from the man in white. There is a suggestion they might be running towards the object in the foreground. Might this help them? This version of the picture, although only subtly changed is much easier on the eye and conveys much more.<\/span>

<\/span>There is actually very little difference between the two images save a change in composition. The reason behind the effect is a trick known as “the rule of thirds<\/a>“. Overlay a grid dividing the height and width into thirds and place objects of interest close to the intersections of outer vertical lines and upper or lower transverse line. Try reviewing the two images with that in mind. Simple composition can change the effect of an image significantly.<\/span><\/p>\n


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