Weston Lippia’s Blog

Something that I believe could be considered questionable would be the statement that an hour would be necessary to properly respond and read our classmates blogs.  I believe that this could be done in 30 minutes or less without rushing, due to the small size of our class.  However, I am definitely pleased that the initial time estimation has relieved us of that amount of time from class, maybe if we add the actual blog assignments to that time we could get less class time?  I can always dream…

I selected this image:

This image shows a man who appears to be brooding or contemplating staring at a book of some sort, possibly a musical chart, and he appears focused and noble.  It makes me feel as if I am looking at a man who is dealing with something or very focused on something, and the black and white makes this photo quite distinct.   The main source of the light is coming from the left and is focused in on the subject’s forehead and hair as if there were a lamp there, or a lantern burning the so-called “midnight oil.”   There also appears to be a side light coming from right near the book he is reading, which assists in highlighting the book.  There also appears to be a slight back light coming from behind his head that is pointed at it so as to not allow anything behind him to be seen so as to give him the look of being very solitary.  The role of the lighting in this piece is nearly as important as the man in it.  To begin with, the black and white photography makes a statement right off the bat.  Combine that with the lighting shining on his white hair and the backlighting making sure nothing behind him is seen, and then factor in the side light on the literature and it gives a very focused and solitary look to a photo that otherwise could be less-than-such.

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