Naked Lady
One of the jobs of the photographer is to show us the ordinary in ways we have not seen before. Even things of beauty need to be captured in ways that makes the viewer think, that this is the prettiest or most interesting or dramatic I have ever seen this before. If we just photograph the subject as we all see it we have only created a record shot.
This photograph of a lovely flower garland will catch the viewers attention immediately just because of the perfection of nature. These blossoms are at the peak of their bloom. The photo-artist has gone the extra step of adding a blurring filter to the background to keep the viewer’s attention on the subject. This picture appears to have been taken on an overcast day or with overhead shade.
The photographer may want to consider cropping in a little closer so the viewer is drawn into the bouquet rather than only observing it. Because the lighting is soft the color is muted and if the photo-artist wished it could be punched up some to give a more vibrant feel to the image.
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June 10th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
I took the picture with a Canon 30D using a lens focal length of 46 mm and a f-stop of f/6.3. The lens settings put the flowers in focus and the background out of focus. The flowers were in direct sunlight with the sun about 20 minutes from setting - to the right in the picture.