We've talked about composition and some principles of photography in week one of the month-long project. Now we can add the human element to create something really special.
A person can breathe life into your photo.
This shot is a nice angle, has soft light and well composed. And with the addition of the little girl in her contrasting pink dress, it becomes adorable. The girl's pose is also great because it's natural.
Here we have a mostly blue and green photo but with highlights of the surreal pink marker foam from the spray machine and the red hot gloves on Russell.
Add to that an engaged expression and strong pose and you get a striking photograph.
This photo is really pixelated because of the lack of light but we all loved it because of the mood it captured. The light is subdued and the little lone bike sits like its watching the boy whizzing over the home made bike ramp. It's okay that he's blurry. It just gives an impression of the event and the movement is felt against the rest of the still image.
Looking through the door of the brightly coloured bus is a unique way to photograph a character. Not only that, but her fishing net for show and tell and the watermelon under the seat give clues to the personality behind the image. We wonder about the story. It is unique as well because she isn't staring at the camera, we just see her profile and she is clearly engaged in something else on the bus that we can't see. Love it!
This man came to visit the painting group and I thought he just looked fantastic against the 70's colours of the kitchen. The orange chairs and green lino. I thought it worked because it's the era from when he was in his prime! I also like his bright coloured (80's) shirt and mug in contrast with all that. I wanted to get his whole body in shot because I liked his stance and dress. It showed his character.
This is a shot of a baby at painting group. When his orange shirt sat next to green it really cried out to be photographed. I just concentrated on that, but waited for the moment Sue's 'burping' hand lifted into shot to add more interest.
I confess to checking this web site at least 4 times a day. I can't get enough of it. It is so exciting to see other peoples photos and their perspectives, such diversity. Fleur I love the sign with Georgia in it and I love seeing photos by Lena and Freya from their young eyes!
The children had heaps of fun with light graffiti - so did the adults. This is such a brilliant opportunity I urge everyone to come and meet Nat who is just sensational.