Photographer’s Choice – Priscilla Popper

Leaving Nothing to Chance

Priscilla Popper - Yellow Tulips on Blue

Priscilla Popper - Yellow Tulips on Blue

All photographers seek to develop a unique style that sets their work apart, that fulfills their creative need to communicate in a distinctive voice. Priscilla is doing just that in her still life work. She chooses ordinary objects, places them in an extraordinary environment and carefully orchestrates the light and colors to capture an image that faithfully portrays her imagination. For the above she selected blue cloth, blue poster board, a blue vase and, for the perfect complementary color, bright yellow tulips. Natural side light streams in and the perfectly placed framing triangle was created by raising and lowering the shade on the window. The final image is both exciting and comforting, warm and cool simultaneously. Another look at the great creative talent we have in the ACC.
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Photographer’s Choice – Anita Hale

The Girl From Ipanema?

Anita Hale - Brazilian Girl in the Sand

Anita Hale - Brazilian Girl in the Sand

Do you remember the hit song from 1964 performed by Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz that helped to bring the bossa nova and Brazilian rhythms to the American popular music scene? This image by Anita probably was not captured on Ipanema beach in Rio but the mood created is the same-a young girl in the sand with wet hair, glistening in bright, almost overpowering sunlight. The angle she chose is far removed from that of a typical portrait and leaves much of the interpretation to the imagination. It’s also an image that may not appeal to everyone but those who can appreciate a creative approach to photography will find much to admire. The graceful intertwining of the strands of hair provides a calming influence in an otherwise “hot” image.
Anita’s camera was a Canon Powershot SD750 at 1/250 sec with an aperture of f/4.9 set to a focal length of 17.4 mm. The ISO was 400.