As I'm progressing in my photography practice, also after seeing more pictures from renowned photographers, there are more skills that I'm eager to apply and learn more. Some of these skills are familiar to me and I exercise now and then. However, so far in my practice I don't take account of these skills purposedly. Now, whenever I go to photograph I will remember these and eagerly practice it. These things I call skills probably not skills as perceived by other photographers. Here they are and what I have to say about each of them:
- Reflections
Reflective plane contains a whole new exciting world, which is certainly worth exploring in terms of finding angle. The surface creates a dramatic effect such as blur, or ripples in waving waters.
- Differential Focus
What I meant by this is when a certain focused subject is complemented with unfocused subject. The main interest to choose between these two depends on various things, such as the size of the subjects, leading lines, moment, etc. A rough example of this skill is that of a focused face of small child stands side by side with a larger unfocused face of an elderly.
- Differential Lighting
This is the interplay of shadows and light. Certain points of interest are illuminated while others not in a picture, creating dramatic effects.
- Flash/Blur
With this skill you freeze a certain subject in foreground with flash, while using relatively long exposure to blur the background. This technique creates dynamic effects.
- Panning
The conventional panning is that of one relatively focused subject moving from one edge to the other, while the background blurs. However, I'm look forward to try different kind of panning, for example, maybe rotational movement, or combining this skill with the others.
- Extreme Framing
What I refer to this term is when a focal object is surrounded with a frame object(s) which fills most of the picture. This accentuate the focal object further as the main interest.
- Multi-layering
Multi-layering creates an impression of a multi-dimensional picture. This effect is created from objects in foreground, background, and in the middle. I thinks it's the size ratio and composition of the objects which determine the intensity of this effect.
These are additions to the skill that I think is beginning to settle in my subconscience:
- Pattern
Looking at interesting patterns and an equally interesting pattern breaker to go with it.
These skills can be combined. I should be interesting to see the result of this combination. Great, especially thanks to the renowned photographers which inspired me of these ideas. Now, altogether new ways of exploring the environment photographically are opened. And I can't wait to take pictures with these new ways of seeing.
Regards..
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