Throw-away paper

21. February 2010 by Friedhelm.

Today was not a great day to go out and photograph. It was wet and yucky therefore I decided to look for a subject in my room. When I looked at my paper shredder I saw a bunch of old mail and envelopes that needed to be destroyed. I decided to photograph them. I used several arrangement until I achieved the composition I liked. The red dot is the focal point and the lines that are created by the white paper support the overall structure of the image. I used mostly side and back lightning to create the shadows that I wanted. The shallow depth of field is another tool to draw attention to the main focal point. I used my 85mm portrait lens with a 12mm extender. Camera setting: f2.8, 1/50.sec., ISO 100.

Enjoy and be creative with your photography. You find a subject anywhere!

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