I didn't have a full 20 minutes to give to my photography assignment today, so I chose a subject I've been shooting a lot lately and told myself that I had to take a shot unlike those I've already taken (meaning no bees on the Coneflower picture today which wasn't easy since they are all over them this year!). One of the inastructions in Freeman's book was to pay close attention to detail. In the other book I've been reading, Hedgecoe spoke about the impact color can have on a shot. Color contrast, according to him, is caused by the juxtaposition of primary colors- red, blue, and yellow- or results from placing a primary color next to its complementary color- green, orange, and purple respectively. So instead of placing the core of this Coneflower smack in the center, I focused on the detail of the petals and the point where they attach into the center of the plant. I also concentrated on the interplay of color in this composition by coming in tight and emphasizing the colors of orange, fuschia and green rather than the beauty of the whole blossom- and also breaking the color rule a little bit by eliminating a primary color altogether (which wasn't too hard to do since it wasn't there in the first place!).
@sarah19 Thank you Sarah! The Coneflowers have gone through such lovely transitions this year, but the colors don't seem to last that long. The flowers do, but not this color. I wonder if it's because the bees are scoffing up the pollen like thirsty camels!
@la_photographic Thank you Laura! @henrir lol Henri- I think part of our book club instructions is to interact with the book and share with others what's inspiring us. Hence the LONG explanations! @alia_801 Thank you Alia!
Beautiful shot, Ann! I guess the exercise is working for you. I'm trying it tomorrow. Today I worked on breaking rules by moving the camera around. Not sure I like the results, but it was interesting.
yes, most times we do not see those small details, like the lines or weave of the petals. the exercise does make you look closer or more consciously at anything you photograph. well done, ann.
@olivetreeann Thanks for the encouragement! I think I may go take pictures one day right after adoration chapel. The relaxed attentiveness technique described in the book sounds a lot like centering prayer.
Nice shot, Ann :) Very similar to one I once shot, although it's probably gone off my project now. Very nice close up and great detail. The color really pops. Love the textures too. Well done :)
@prttblues Thanks Bev! @archaeofrog Thanks Katie! Since I can't read the book just yet, I've been trying to interact with the synopsis you gave and another book I took out of the library. My days will be a little jam-packed for the rest of the week, but I'm still trying to do shots I haven't done before. Thanks for putting this together- I'm really enjoying it.
August 6th, 2013
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Thank you Taffy, Nicole, Maggie, Tina, Judith, Lisa, Dione, Donald, and Yao!
@henrir lol Henri- I think part of our book club instructions is to interact with the book and share with others what's inspiring us. Hence the LONG explanations!
@alia_801 Thank you Alia!
Thank you Rick, Nada, Timothy, Molly, Diane, and Vikki!
@dolphin Thank you so much for the fav Molly!!
@eudora Keep working at it Diane- sometimes I find I have the right idea but actually making it work takes a few tries.
@archaeofrog Thanks Katie! Since I can't read the book just yet, I've been trying to interact with the synopsis you gave and another book I took out of the library. My days will be a little jam-packed for the rest of the week, but I'm still trying to do shots I haven't done before. Thanks for putting this together- I'm really enjoying it.