The photograph “An EXPOsition” by Ben McKell is an example of an Advanced Photography student who has not forgotten some of the most important compositional rules taught at the Photography I level. Students in Photography I are reminded not to forget the small world around them filled with beauty and intrigue. Quite often some of the simplest objects can provide powerful compositions.
Advanced Photography students are asked to experiment with depth of field within various projects throughout the year. Depth of field is the distance in front of and beyond the subject that appears to be in focus. “EXPOsition” is an example of small depth of field where the area behind of and in front of the focal plane are out of focus.
Ben had an idea that he wanted to photograph an object on one of the tables in the lab because of the table’s reflective quality. Upon looking around the room for an object with color he spotted the red marker and decided he would take some test shots with the marker being the subject matter. Ben moved in close getting level with the subject matter and began shooting. Ben’s most successful shots in the series were the ones where the small depth of field created a muted foreground and background that seemed to blend together almost seamlessly. The marker and its reflection are still prominent; however, when combined with the extreme focus the resulting imagery was brilliant.
Advanced Photography students are asked to experiment with depth of field within various projects throughout the year. Depth of field is the distance in front of and beyond the subject that appears to be in focus. “EXPOsition” is an example of small depth of field where the area behind of and in front of the focal plane are out of focus.
Ben had an idea that he wanted to photograph an object on one of the tables in the lab because of the table’s reflective quality. Upon looking around the room for an object with color he spotted the red marker and decided he would take some test shots with the marker being the subject matter. Ben moved in close getting level with the subject matter and began shooting. Ben’s most successful shots in the series were the ones where the small depth of field created a muted foreground and background that seemed to blend together almost seamlessly. The marker and its reflection are still prominent; however, when combined with the extreme focus the resulting imagery was brilliant.
That is such a great photograph. The person that took it must be either very talanted or very good looking, but probably both.
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