We were missing a few members this month due to other events, but as usual, we started the meeting by sharing the photos we had brought in. Macro, or close-up, was the theme.
Ronnie or Joan took this at Butterfly World. Perhaps you can remind me which one of you?
A fuschia bud from Freddy –
– but I have forgotten what plant the leaves were from.
Add finally, a visitor to my kitchen window posed perfectly.
In the practical session, we looked at the difference light can make to a subject – something we can apply to any kind of photo anywhere. Light and shade emphasise texture, lines or shape whether in abstract, landscape, portrait – any type of image.
This pair of photos were lit from different angles. Which do you think shows the texture best?
In a ‘portrait’, which of these shows the teddy best? Light from a little above and a little to the front, or from above and to the side?
The light and shade have enhanced the form and texture of this rotary grater.
Our next meeting will be in December, and the theme is Autumn Weather.