Unspoken Joy
Sunshine
Sassy Smirk
Anonymous
Cheese
This photograph was spontaneous and captures the essence of the emotions of the moment. This is Dong. One thing I admire about him is that he is able to see everything with a positive perspective and is always having a good time. The goofy grin on his face expresses this. I took this photo while another friend was making a joke about him. The environment was a public space and other people can be seen in the background (blurred out). I chose an angle that would allow the viewer to see every contour of his face. I blurred the background so that the emphasis was clearly on him. I also cropped a lot of the background out to magnify his face and further prevent any distractions through framing. The challenges I had to overcome was timing and angles. It is difficult to capture spontaneous displays such as these and the clarity of the photo was a rare outcome.
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Pure Glee
Reflections
Reminisce
Regret
Deep Thoughts
I took this photo of Dong when he began staring. He did not know I was taking this photo when I took it, and the angle was deliberate. You can only see a fraction of his complexion and almost cannot see his eyes. The point of this was to convey a message to the viewer: we have no idea what he is thinking about, yet we can appreciate the calmness and deepness of his thoughts. Finding the right angle was especially challenging, since I had to get up close without him noticing. By desaturating the photo, the formal balance of the shades are clearly emphasized, and gives a sort of melancholy to the shot. The selective focus concentrates all the attention on him and him only, which I was able to achieve through framing.
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