Brian in
Photography |
August 4, 2002
Shutterbug is an impromptu photography club that some friends of mine started. Each week one person in the club suggests a subject, and we take pictures focusing on that subject.
Shoes: Eyelet
The eyelet of a pair of shoes. The photo is black and white and I pushed the contrast a lot to bring out the texture in the metal. The shot was taken with a 120mm lens combined with a 56mm tube extension, which allowed me bring my camera within about two inches of the eyelet. This was taken in bright sunlight.
Shoes: Bare Feet
The subject of this assignment was "Shoes". Here are my feet without them. The picture looks like it is black and white, but it's not. I took this shot with my feet propped up against a window. The background is sky, and I metered off of my feet and underexposed by two stops. This created a stark over/underexposed contrast that made the photo look like it is monochrome.
Shoes: Leather
Another closeup of a shoe, but this time I focused on the leather. This is a color photo but has very little saturation so it only has a hint of the red leather. I pushed the contrast again to bring out the grain in the leather. This was taken with the same lens setup as "Eyelet".
Reflections: Emp
The subject of this assignment was "Reflections". This is a shot of the back of the Experience Music Project. The sun was low on the horizon and it was reflecting off of the purple metalic surface onto the silver. I increased the color saturation just a bit to bring out the colors a little more.
Reflections: Tree
Another picture of the EMP. I walk by this window a lot and I'm always drawn to the reflections in it. The EMP is in the middle of a fairly treeless downtown, but there is always one tree that this window reflects. I like that the window mirrors the shape of the tree. I focused on the tree, rather than the window.
Reflections: Needle
Fisher Plaza has a wonderful glass tower that reflects the space needle. I think there are some better shots that I can get from this building because it faces due west. At sundown I suspect there should be some great sunset reflections on this building, but, sundown is Bar Time and I generally don't bring a camera. Contrast was pushed a bit to intensify the space needle in the reflection.
Power Lines: Red Pole
The subject of this assignment was "Power Lines". I found this power pole a while ago and thought it had a lot of potential. It is rusted all the way to the top and has a bright orange color. I intensified the color a bit.
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