Digital Camera World - UK (2022-02)

Shootout

90 DIGITAL CAMERA

Reach for the sky

Chloé’s use of a telephoto lens has allowed

her to pull off a range of shots that would

otherwise be out of reach of a standard

zoom. We love the contrast that Chloé has

picked out here, and again feel that she

could have pushed it even further in the

edit. As you can’t be 100% sure what this

image actually is, it’s a really strong

abstract photo. A great spot, Chloé.

Challenge 2

Shoot an

abstract image

of the local built

environment

Challenge 2

Chloé Brown

ast fashion photography

requires quick thinking and

quick feet, so we thought

we’d slow things down with

an abstract round. Relatively newly built,

our shooting environment offered a range

of visual interest through its architecture

and street furniture, so we were keen to see

what our participants could come up with.

“For my abstract shots, I was looking for

leading lines and symmetry,” says Chloé.

“Here, I used a deeper depth of field to show

the details of the wood from the planter.”

Expert opinion

Good use of leading lines here by Chloé

• not just vertically to take you into the
  image, but also horizontally. This keeps
  the viewer engaged for just a few seconds
  more. The texture in this photo could be
  bumped up a little during editing, to create
  an image with a little more contrast.

F

Camera Canon EOS-1D X

Lens Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM

Exposure 1/200 sec at f/6.3, ISO 250