Black and White Portriats

I think I did better this week with the figure/ground relationship. I don't have backgrounds that really mess with the viewers experience. The only real background I had was with the guy I met playing the piano. And that was the piano. The very thing that made him so interesting.

Color to B&W Picture Exercise in Class

Portriats: Color

Me not being me. I feel like a traitor in this photo...

Someone I don't know.

Someone I do know.

This assignment was interesting because even though the main focus is the person, the background is as important to make the photograph work as the person. There's a conflict whether you want the background to support the story the person has, or just try to make it as unnoticeable as possible. I played with both, but I definitely need to practice some more to really understand that balance.