Anne from Slow Shutter Speed challenge me this week. “When you want your subject to stand out, fill the frame! When you fill the frame with your subject, you eliminate various background distractions. The viewer’s eyes have nowhere to wander. Their attention is where you want it.”
Looking at my library, I decided to concentrate on my food images. I noticed that I have many, many images taken at local farmer’s markets over the years. And the produce does not change all that much. I have enough images of gourds, pumpkins, and peppers. I think I may need to move on to other venues.
The following photographs were not cropped in. I saw my subject and took the photograph.
In one of my early photoshop classes, I was told to replicate an art piece. I needed the head of a fish, a lipstick and a fence. The last two were easy to obtain, but where was I going to get a fish head. Well, I called up a local supermarket, and spoke to to fish department. And he obliged me with this perfect looking fish. Thank you “Bel Air”. The photograph was so strange that after getting all the items assembled I decided to drop the class and focus on things that were more appealing to me. I just couldn’t see having this fellow stare down from my wall.
A long time ago, my son read a magazine that always had a group of photographs that filled the frame so well that it asked us to try and figure out what the image was?
I hope that I fufilled the challenge and fill the frame.
Now to get busy with the upcoming holiday preparations for Thanksgiving. Being mindful of what I have to be thankful for, and how I can share this feeling.
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