Clean drinking water

Here is a visual for the gap between you and the poorest two billion people in this world. Imagine not having access to clean drinking water and then imagine being so rich you can take perfectly palatable water and just poop in it. Daily. Sometimes twice daily!

Oh the divide!

Catharine Braithwaite

I keep playing with unmounting the flash.  Of course it still has some pretty dark shadows. But it doesn’t have a washed out look neither.  I think this one is very well.

I was feeling crafty the other day and I pieced together a ring flash, twice. Version two worked well. Version 1, not so well.

I was also able to lure some friends into letting me shoot them.

1 To take or hold possession of; to hold or keep for use; to possess. 2 To hold, or fill, the dimensions of; to take up the room or space of; to cover or fill. 3 To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of; to employ; to busy. 4 To do business in; to busy one’s self with.

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Repetition

Repetition, repetition!

Repetition is used to attract attention, make sure people are paying attention, to emphasize a point, or to just irritate people. Visually, repetition can be used to achieve the very same things. Also, thematically speaking, repetition can be incorporated into images to convey qualities of conformity, accord and harmony.

So this week, take a photo that uses repetition to emphasize something, show order, or attract notice.

I’m really impressed with these ones, click on any to see them larger!

There’s no reason this can’t happen

This weeks freestyle assignment has the phrase:

“There is no reason this can’t happen.”

Think for a while, and come up with a cool visual interpretation of that phrase.  Or a photo that might have that as its title.  Enjoy!

Here we go, click on any to see them larger!

Props

Props are visual elements in a scene other than the subject. The first thing to remember is that props should play a supporting role in your photo. If used correctly the subject should still be noticed first and then your eye drawn to the prop second. The prop is going to give a detail about the story being told. If not, your prop becomes the subject, and ceases to be a prop. Make sense?

These examples show a lot of hand held things. They don’t need to be. Or be so obvious.  Props can also be seasoning that easily just brings a little more story into the picture.

So, find some interesting subject and try to spice it up with a prop or two.  Then email me your favorite one. 

Here we go, click on any to see them larger!

Dave	Anders	MaryAnn	Sanna
		Chelsea	Sam