MAGE DISCUSSION with the THEME: Learn to Isolate

MAGE DISCUSSION with the THEME: Learn to Isolate

Once a month, we hold an Image Discussion evening where members from ALL photography levels from Beginner to Advanced submit photos for discussion. Check under RESOURCES for upcoming Monthly Themes.

This month the theme is to challenge you to turn off autofocus and take control of what is in and out of focus.

• There are many ways to draw attention to your subject and minimize or remove surrounding distractions/background.  The idea is to concentrate on just the subject or part of the subject.
• You could use a macro lens or a longer telephoto lens to zoom in on the subject and compress the background and foreground.
• You could place a light subject against a dark background, or a dark subject gains a light background,
• You can use motion blur (in camera or PP) to separate the subject from the rest of the image (a moving subject could be blurred to show motion against a focused background.
• You could make the subject sharp and blur the background through DOF or panning).
• You could use trees, buildings, etc to frame your subject, or use strong leading lines to draw the eye quickly to the subject.
• You could use a minimalist foreground and background.
• You could use selective colour (coloured subject against a B&W background).

You can also submit any photo in the Open Theme. Discussion offers different interpretations, suggestions for improvement or enhancement as well as what judges look for in competitions.

Halfway through the meeting, we break for coffee and treats.

Please bring your photos on a memory stick so that Radek can upload them onto the club computer before the meeting starts.

Hope to see you there!