Contrast

[Batutta]

The key to a good photo.

 

[Straight Edge]

The key to a good photo.

Is that a banana cream pie?

 

[Gord.T]

Awesome boom shot. Or is that a bears d....ooops. Sorry. Nice pie.

 

[j]

The key to a good photo.

Why do you say that, what do you mean?

 

[Gord.T]

Looks like my buddy 'Bear' (Bro's dog.). Oh, and I like the cherry on top of the pie. It really sets of it's off.

 

[Gord.T]

Is that a banana cream pie?

Oh, that's too quick. lol

 

[Eric Boellner]

That's Kubrick innit? Master of contrast himself. Who knew he made a good subject as well!

 

[Batutta]

Why do you say that, what do you mean?

The contrast between the intense seriousness of the man, and the object in his hand...I suppose it helps to know it's Stanley Kubrick, about the throw a comedic pie at some actor for the unused alternate ending to Dr. Strangelove.

 

[j]

Interesting.

I saw the light/dark contrast which was different than the washed out blacks in the background. This in effect kept the eye drawn to the subject rather than the background. Like this:



The contrast of the shirt/tie keeps the eye drawn to the subject.

I didn't even catch the subject contrast. It's cool that it works on several levels. And Kubrick makes sense. There's a good doc about him, I'll have to go revisit his still photg work...