Photography Blog 5

 

I chose this picture by Alec South for a number of reasons. I looked into his work via a trusted source, google images, and wanted to find one that really popped in my eyes. To that aim I feel this photo is very special. No shade to Alec’s other work but this one really piqued my interest like no other. Just the composition of the photo alone is genius. We talked a lot about shooting our subject as a part of their environments but this goes a step beyond, blurring the line between subject and environment entirely. The idea to shoot out of a hotel winder in a big city with the tiny buildings below in focus and your subject reflected onto the window out of focus is genius. Im extremely impressed that Alec found a way to capture this picture without making him or his camera visible in the frame. It almost looks like a double exposure or two photos overlaid over another. I just love how the composition makes it look like the man is sleeping a top the sky above the city, on a pillow of clouds. Beautiful work.