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Developing a Style
Nicole patiently models for me again, this time in portrait.
This image also came from the class in which the exercise was to experiment with depth of field. However, that is not why I have included this image in my portfolio. The reason I have is because it notes an aesthetic effect that I have employed a few times after this image.
The effect I am referring to is the use of the regular pattern in a building in the background, which my subject is against, lending them both the strength of the structure behind them and creating a strong figure to ground composition in the image.
This effect can be seen similarly (and arguably more poignantly) in my photograph of a protester in my 'Portfolio Presentation' album, as well as in my 'Climate Strike' album. In the latter instance it can be seen in the image of the children leaned up against the podium of a statue, the boys who have climbed on top of some traffic lights[1], and to a lesser extent in the image of the boys climbing a bus shelter[2].
Overall then, this image has been included in the portfolio due to the fact that it - subliminally or otherwise - has inspired me to employ a similar composition in order to draw greater meaning from an image. This image represents a moment of successful composition experimentation.
(4/10 photos from class exercises)
[1] Also featured in this portfolio: 'SAVE OUR FUTURE!'
[2] Also features in this portfolio: 'Can I Get a Hand?'
Developing a Style
Nicole patiently models for me again, this time in portrait.
This image also came from the class in which the exercise was to experiment with depth of field. However, that is not why I have included this image in my portfolio. The reason I have is because it notes an aesthetic effect that I have employed a few times after this image.
The effect I am referring to is the use of the regular pattern in a building in the background, which my subject is against, lending them both the strength of the structure behind them and creating a strong figure to ground composition in the image.
This effect can be seen similarly (and arguably more poignantly) in my photograph of a protester in my 'Portfolio Presentation' album, as well as in my 'Climate Strike' album. In the latter instance it can be seen in the image of the children leaned up against the podium of a statue, the boys who have climbed on top of some traffic lights[1], and to a lesser extent in the image of the boys climbing a bus shelter[2].
Overall then, this image has been included in the portfolio due to the fact that it - subliminally or otherwise - has inspired me to employ a similar composition in order to draw greater meaning from an image. This image represents a moment of successful composition experimentation.
(4/10 photos from class exercises)
[1] Also featured in this portfolio: 'SAVE OUR FUTURE!'
[2] Also features in this portfolio: 'Can I Get a Hand?'