Our first assignment for the semester was microphotography, which is the same as we did last year. Different than last year, however, was that we did this project in pairs. My partner was Tara Goel. An interesting and challenging aspect of this assignment was collaborating with another person when they have a different photographic style then yourself. Tara preferred to focus on the pattern and detail on large leaves, while I preferred to see an entire flower or bulb in detail. When two people have different artistic choices, it can be difficult to compromise, but we worked through it.
In regard to the photographs themselves, a challenge was getting the contrast correct. In some of the pictures, there were very dark areas and very light areas, which made it difficult to print at times. I wanted to keep that contrast without having it distract from the overall detail and pattern of the leaves themselves. An interesting aspect of the leaves pictures was the lines that drew the eye across the photograph, leading them indifferent directions. The texture was also incredible.
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