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Assignment: PCA116- Simplicity
Date: Aug 1st - Aug 15th
Image Tag: pca116
From: bowtoo - Tim
One aspect of composition that is tough to pay attention to is "simplicity". How do you tell a story, or single out a subject and remove all the clutter that might distract a viewer?
A photographer said at a talk I went to that you should be able to say a simple, single phrase about any photograph you take. As soon as you have to use more than one phrase to describe an image you already have too much clutter.
Several techniques for simplifying an image are to make a tighter crop, isolate the subject better (with light or depth of field) or to pay attention to the background when you take the shot.
The assignment for this week is to shoot an image that can be summarized in a single phrase. To increase the interest, I'd like you to leave off the title and have the people critiquing your image come up with suggestions when they look at it at the end of the week.
WIT: I've been watching my new friend here for the past couple of weeks. I've only seen him catch his prey once. He can spin his head around 180° and can strike so fast in any direction that if you blinked you missed it. He's fun to play with even though I've never touched him. I can make a little bit of noise and he will watch me watch him. I wonder if it is a game for him as it is for me. :)
I picked this one, because it had the best focus of the bunch. I have learned my lesson on this one too. My favorite shot from the day is a hair out of focus. I needed a smaller aperture. If I knew the math, I would've know which aperture to use. Point well taken Anthony. :)
F14
1/100s
300mm
You can see the set here. www.flickr.com/photos/31635014@N05/sets/72157624612730459/
Watch your back (8276)
Assignment: PCA116- Simplicity
Date: Aug 1st - Aug 15th
Image Tag: pca116
From: bowtoo - Tim
One aspect of composition that is tough to pay attention to is "simplicity". How do you tell a story, or single out a subject and remove all the clutter that might distract a viewer?
A photographer said at a talk I went to that you should be able to say a simple, single phrase about any photograph you take. As soon as you have to use more than one phrase to describe an image you already have too much clutter.
Several techniques for simplifying an image are to make a tighter crop, isolate the subject better (with light or depth of field) or to pay attention to the background when you take the shot.
The assignment for this week is to shoot an image that can be summarized in a single phrase. To increase the interest, I'd like you to leave off the title and have the people critiquing your image come up with suggestions when they look at it at the end of the week.
WIT: I've been watching my new friend here for the past couple of weeks. I've only seen him catch his prey once. He can spin his head around 180° and can strike so fast in any direction that if you blinked you missed it. He's fun to play with even though I've never touched him. I can make a little bit of noise and he will watch me watch him. I wonder if it is a game for him as it is for me. :)
I picked this one, because it had the best focus of the bunch. I have learned my lesson on this one too. My favorite shot from the day is a hair out of focus. I needed a smaller aperture. If I knew the math, I would've know which aperture to use. Point well taken Anthony. :)
F14
1/100s
300mm
You can see the set here. www.flickr.com/photos/31635014@N05/sets/72157624612730459/