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http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacglen1/6841677578/

By Jac glen (I'm not sure it's his real name or not.)

I always want to try to take a photo that has strong lighting contract. This has colors, but I want to try with black and white.

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/lapattu/7087695669/in/pool-77185913@N00/

I like this photo because of the composition, lighting technique and color. It focused on her hand, but still my eye goes right to her face. I think it is because of her hand's shadow. The color of this photo is interesting. Usually people do black and white, but it has an olive color, and it works very well with her facial expression somehow.

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Flashback of mom

Brian Mosley

http://www.flickr.com/photos/themosleyvault/5608758242/

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Street Photograph, London UK by Nick Turpin

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickturpin/4365260252/in/pool-94761711@N00

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/potatoe/6960923891/in/pool-71917374@N00/

I like this photo because i has one light source, but that light reflect off the floor, so this got interesting light shape.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jesusrc/6960382563/in/pool-71917374@N00/

This photo has the most simple light technic we can imagine. Light is coming from left bottom, and that is it, but light is perfect for distance, angle, and brightness, so the strawberry texture comes out clear.

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Both photos are taken by Waleed Almotar.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7668450@N05/

Both photo have good compositions. The first photo has very strong color contrast, and interesting idea. it looks flat, but has depth also. The purpose is clear. The second photo has good balance and depth. The main object (a boat) is not that big, but absolutely get people's attention first. The color gradation is also beautiful. From left to right the color gets thicker, and this direction is the same with the boat's direction. 

Opposite Concepts

Low

High

Low photo, I unfocused the front object (table), so you can see the distance between shoes and top of the table. High photo, the shape of the door gives more hight in photo.

Close

Far

Close photo, I focused on the very front part of a shoe, so I can get unfocused area a lot. Far photo, I focused on the corner of the table, so that gives a depth to this photo.

Balanced

Disordered

Disordered photo, I even used distance to make disordered.

Color

Black and White

I used my camera's pre setting, and used vivid color and black and white.

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Quake Japan / Funeral


photo by Carlos Barria

http://www.poyi.org/69/05/ae02.php

This photo has layers and facts. The front layer is a coffin with people. I think this layer represents the truth of the grief. Too many people lost their family and friends. The middle layer is coffins with nobody. Even now, people cannot find their family or friend even their bodies, and many dead bodies are still unknown too. Some coffins are with flowers, but most of the are just plain white coffins. The last layer is with people who are carrying a coffin. Even, how terrible it is or was, people have to do what they had to, and it just looks like a job to do. I think this photo has every moments of 3.11, and also lighting is very effective, and it has depth. I really like this photo.

5 Fruit Photos

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Taken by Meagan Visser

1/400s, f/2.8, ISO 400 with 100mm lens

http://www.meaganvisser.com/2011/05/revamping-your-etsy-shop-2011-blog-series-photography-pt-2/

Taken by Joshua Hudson

1/640s, f/2.8 with 180mm lens

http://camerachronicle.wordpress.com/2008/06/28/fun-with-fstops-the-secret-of-f28/

The first photo is focused on the center, and the soft area is outside.

The second photo is focused on the 4th person, and other people are in the soft area.

The reason why there are soft areas on these photos is instead of using wide aperture like f/32, they used narrow aperture like f/2.8, so they can get focus and soft areas on the same photo. 

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Duke & Dutchess of Windsor, 1956 by Philippe Halsman

http://hotparade.tumblr.com/

• Unique
• Black and White
• Funny
• Jumpy
• Absorbing
• Comical
• Vivid
• Exquisite
• Delicate
• Proud

Salvador Dali A, 1948 by Philippe Halsman

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Salvador_Dali_A_(Dali_Atomicus)_09633u.jpg

• Energetic
• Dynamic
• Sparky
• Frisky
• Surprising
• Tricky
• Awkward
• Fantasy
• Difficult
• Material