Creating an abstract at home.....

Locked in at home.... Aren't we all in the same situation! I have noticed however, that the creative techniques photo tutorial content providers on You Tube seem to be reacting super fast to the situation, providing lots of great project ideas for us to tackle. Some of these offered inspirations are well thought out and realistic for me to tackle, others seem to demand higher levels of competency, or demand more sophisticated gear than I can muster. I am particularly enjoying Joe Edelman's videos (as in learning from) at the moment. Joe is offering a daily series of in home camera related projects and can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTqS95CRNAI&feature=em-uploademail
Yesterday, Joe's challenge was to create an abstract photo of an every-day object in the home such that a viewer of the picture would NOT be able to identify what the item was. After some reflexion, I decided that the subject of my effort would likely be found in the kitchen or bathroom, finally deciding on a couple of my wife's ornate cosmetic pots. I used my Nikon D610, a 35 mm f2.0 Yongnuo prime lens plus a 12 mm extension ring to better enable me to 'fill the frame' and achieve details at close-up. Work was shot on my desk in front of a north facing window, mid morning light supported by a small battery powered LED light.

In all, I took over 60 shots from different angles, culling the list down to four 'keepers'. Photos were adjusted in Lightroom 5. I have to admit that I am prone to take artistic licence so as arrive at a final look that I like. This type of photography is, I believe, part art and as the creator, I  have the right to control the final appearance of my work. Different of course, from the hard actuality of street photography where the maxim 'you gets wot your lens sees' basically holds true and to change/subvert that reality is highly questionable.


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