Remek T
DS352 Paper or Plastic?
Topic: A fork in the road. Casting a ballot. Buying bread. Choices abound. Illustrate making a choice today with a photo today.
That's a funny one. When I arrived in the US eons ago and went shopping to a supermarket for the first time, I was stunned by an unanswerable cashier's question: "paper or plastic?". I had no idea what she meant... My first understanding was that I had to decide right there at the beginning whether I would pay with a credit card or cash. Only after a confused silence, a repeated question, and finally a proper full "What kind of bags would you like: paper or plastic?" I realized what the whole thing was all about.
Oh, the clash of cultures.... Language is only one part of communication. Understanding of the message context is the other one. You need both to be successful there.
Lighting info: I wanted some balance between the light provided by the lamp and the flash. The lamp alone would not be sufficient for the whole scene, so I reverted to a supporting flash. There is SB800 zoomed to 105mm pointing toward the ceiling coming from behind the camera on its left. Aperture was selected for the DoF. The flash was set to 1/32 power, enough to light the hands and fill the face. Shutter was selected for enough of the light provided by the lamp to "sink in".
DS352 Paper or Plastic?
Topic: A fork in the road. Casting a ballot. Buying bread. Choices abound. Illustrate making a choice today with a photo today.
That's a funny one. When I arrived in the US eons ago and went shopping to a supermarket for the first time, I was stunned by an unanswerable cashier's question: "paper or plastic?". I had no idea what she meant... My first understanding was that I had to decide right there at the beginning whether I would pay with a credit card or cash. Only after a confused silence, a repeated question, and finally a proper full "What kind of bags would you like: paper or plastic?" I realized what the whole thing was all about.
Oh, the clash of cultures.... Language is only one part of communication. Understanding of the message context is the other one. You need both to be successful there.
Lighting info: I wanted some balance between the light provided by the lamp and the flash. The lamp alone would not be sufficient for the whole scene, so I reverted to a supporting flash. There is SB800 zoomed to 105mm pointing toward the ceiling coming from behind the camera on its left. Aperture was selected for the DoF. The flash was set to 1/32 power, enough to light the hands and fill the face. Shutter was selected for enough of the light provided by the lamp to "sink in".