Defining Tone

Dictionary definition: harmonise with (something) in terms of colour.


Light, dark, contrasting, 

In this photo there is a clear contrast between the light and dark areas. The focus of this photo is the light area near the centre, and the further away from that point, the darker the tones get. This image is a good representation of tone in photography because it shows a gradual change in tone from light to dark. 

This photo is quite contrasting. The main focus of the image is the hands in the middle, which have quite bright highlights. The background and especially the corners of the frame contrast a lot against the hands as they are very dark tones. The tones also create the form of the hands. 

This photo has been edited around the outside to create more varied tones in the picture. Again, the light at the centre is the main focal point, and the further away from this point, the darker the tones get. What I like about this image is that one boy is it dark tones clothes, while the other is in light tone clothes.  

This photo, unlike the others, is in colour. In this case it works however, because all the rocks are the same colour so we can still easily tell where the light and dark tones are. 

My definition of tone: How light and dark different shades are.