Saturday, January 16, 2010

Tools of the Trade

Tools of the Trade
Where: Leverett, MA
When: December 23, 2009

Posted by Gwendolyn at 7:57 PM  

3 comments:

Anonymous January 18, 2010 at 10:55 AM  

Hi Gwen,

You have a real knack with the backgrounds in your compositions in these short-depth-of-focus shots.

I'm always drawn--in a good way--to your backgrounds, which consistently balance very well in energy against the already well-composed "foreground" subject.

The backgrounds themselves each possess quite nice compositions of their own.

Can we say that this is your forte? Keep 'em coming!

-moy

Evil Pixie January 19, 2010 at 8:26 AM  

I love how you used the depth of field for this shot. Well done!

Gwendolyn January 20, 2010 at 7:39 AM  

Thanks Moy and Pixie!

Moy, I totally hear you about the backgrounds - it's always a fun surprise. While I've gotten better at seeing what will make particularly interesting backgrounds, and estimating which fstop will get me the effect I want, it's never totally predictable, and the camera playback never conveys quite what's going on, so I am kept in suspense until I can get to a computer.

I also have to thank you for reminding me about that aspect, as I went out with the camera that same day with backgrounds firmly in mind, and I'm really pleased with the results. So thanks for the inspiration!

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