What does juxtaposition mean? In short, it is placing two objects together to either create comparison or contrast. Using it correctly it can draw a person's attention to your photographs for example in landscape photography you could perhaps have a half-demolished building in the foreground and a newly built skyscraper in the background.
In landscape photography it could also help with adding depth of field to your photograph. By placing an object in the foreground i.e. a man sitting on the rock on the beach with a beautiful mountain range in the background.
You could also compare people, young and old, parent and child, etc. You could use it for comparison by taking a picture of twin babies playing or an elderly couple sitting on a bench in the park, etc.
Here is an example of a picture I took using contrast:
I searched online for more information using juxtaposition correctly and came across this website: http://www.archimediastudios.com/corporate/2011/08/photographic-juxtaposition/
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