GESTURE The position of her head, the strain in her neck and her mouth position let you know that this striking teacher wants to be heard. MORE DETAIL Just a hop, skip, and jump from our home base, this scene is from the 2014 Reynoldsburg Ohio Teachers Strike. Lasting for weeks until arbitration occurred, teachers and students dedicated to the cause stood outside the school entrance with their signs. Looking for a photojournalistic feel, the monochrome treatment here helps us concentrate on the people and the event.
GESTURE The subtle lean of the walnuts give you a feeling that they are about to fall over. The knurled outer shells give them a feeling of age, almost as if they have been around for ages. MORE DETAIL I chose to shoot this with a shallow depth of field, which means that the amount of in focus in the image is smaller. This is what makes the walnuts in front and back of the center one blurry. This helps give the image a sense of depth. The monochromatic nature of the image was a conscious choice as well. Color here is not as important as the lean of the objects and the concentration on the crevices in the walnuts outer shell. This image was captured while on a weekend excursion. |
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