Photoforum Photography Challenge 2010-16

[Grandpa]

As I've been struggling with autumn colors and expansive landscapes, my reading reminded me of a basic concept.

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." - were first uttered by the legendary war photographer Robert Capa.

A lot of snapshots are taken from at a distance from the subject. Sometimes people feel like they need to include their entire subject (in the case of people, the entire body) in the frame. The result often leaves something to be desired. The frame is your canvas. Ideally, everything in the frame should add to the photo.

One of the easiest ways to exclude elements from a scene, especially the background, is to simply move closer to your subject. As you move closer, your subject fills the frame, the background is eliminated, and you begin to create a feeling of intimacy and reveal details that go unnoticed in the wider shot.



The next time you shoot, get closer! Fill your viewfinder with your subject. Get intimate. Reveal details and texture. Create a connection with the viewer. And it hardly matters what your subject is. People, architecture, nature, animals - all can benefit from this simple technique.


The rules again:

1. Only photos taken during the challenge period should be posted.
2. Limit of 2 pictures per post for this topic.
3. Discussion of technique and/or inspiration is encouraged!
4. Remember - this is NOT a contest - no voting, no prizes - other than better photos!

Have fun - take pictures - GET CLOSE!

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[trhodes]

Thought I'd stay with the animal subjects for this one. Stella the dog and Dinero the horse ( at least his eye). The horse eye I could have used on the crop square challenge, busting the rule of thirds, and this one, get close.

[Grandpa]

Thanks for kicking it off, Terry.

Careful about the size... these are a little big.

[craig_k]

cotton, rolling out of the boll buggy into the module builder...all the applicable trash,leaves that go with it being blown around..and the module operators hands on the hydrollic controlls that effect the tamper that packs\compresses the cotton into a finished module

[craig_k]

module operator...for all 3 i used a 24-70 2.8....avg f 6.3 iso 125 no cropping, origional frame as shot....3 feet away from subject

[trhodes]

OK...here's a couple more. Playtime in the shop today. I was surprised that 1/4000 s didn't freeze the saw blade.

Grandpa, I resized for 1024 pix on longest side...OK?

[The Italian One]

This is Emma

[craig_k]

llama is nice and sharp throughout dane.......niec capture of the eyes and gentleness of your dogs expression terry, seems to be watching\evaluating something while you got the shot, a younger dog?...reflection in the eyes indicates looking out the barndoor or a window perhaps?...nicely done nether-the-less

[clupica]

This is one element of a much larger sculpture.

Charles

[yorkshireman]

Dane I may not get many photo ops nowadays but there's one guy I can rely on to the get up close and personal with

A quick snap just taken in the last few minutes