Do you think that context changes meaning in the two shots of the same subject above? What about the two shots below?
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i really like the first two bb, both great photos of the plated salad, but the side view is more intriguing …. 🙂
“Intriguing” – I like your perspective, Christine. It gives me an insight on mine. 🙂
Love the salads!
I find it very difficult to photograph food well. It really requires a professional. Thanks 🙂
The food shots are interesting and I do feel there is a different meaning. In the first the food is freely available but the second has to be reached for.
Gilly, your comment ended up in my spam folder!!! WP, what gives?!!!!
Anyhow –
Yours is such a fascinating perspective, Gilly, and so interesting, because, in traditional image grammar, the overhead shot is usually used to indicate disempowerment of the subject, whereas the low-angle shot is used to provide a sense of disempowerment to the viewer. Thanks 🙂
I like that you were creative with the perspective on the salad on the second photo…but I have to admit I like the first one better because I like the pretty plate. 🙂
Thanks for the feedback, Sued – food is not something that I photograph well – it requires an expert manipulation of light.
You did fine! It was just a personal comment that I liked the plate. 🙂
I won it, and a similar one in orange, plus the salad servers, in a Po-ke-no board game (and, no, I’m not a gambler :-))
point of views are so important, front view, side view, centered, off centered, from above, close-up, extreme close-up…etc, many choices and all convey an idea.
My choices are no2 in each, more unusual and not saying everything.
Thanks, Benedicte, for clarifying why I prefer no 2 in each as well 😀
I love the different vantage points of the first 2 shots. You might be interested in this contest:
Thanks, Nancy. Will pass the photo link on to my SIL in Sweden – she takes wonderful photos.
To me, a salad leaf is a salad leaf is a salad leaf. But the second two really had me guessing. Was it the Louvre, I thought, those channels which run alongside the pyramid? And then I saw the writing, and I thought, no, it’s a memorial of some kind. I suppose in some cases, context is almost all, isn’t it?
Yes, you’re right, Kate. It is the 9/11 Memorial in NYC. Thanks for your insights.
The first photo looks delicious and both are really good shots…food and water. lol You amaze me as I have never been good at taking photos.
Thanks, Renee, but it is really quite easily learned from a good teacher. I am not technically proficient by any means, but have learned quite a bit about ways of looking at subjects from my husband, and then I did a course, which helped enormously. A lot of it is just about getting out there and capturing what interests you. And with digital photography, it’s never been easier to do so 🙂
I did get myself a digital camera a few months back now but keep forgetting to take it with me when I’m out and about and then there is the whole downloading of the pics. Eventually, I hope to have the time to do more.
the different shots does change the meaning of the photo, imo – the sideways salad has a bit of a sci fi feel to it (ufo beam me up Scotty 😉 ) and the last photo has much greater impact with the names highlighted at the front.
Haha – love your sci-fi interpretation. Interesting insights, as always, Gabe 😉