First time posting an assignment, will be glad to receive everybody's comments and suggestions. Pont des Arts is the famous pedestrian bridge over the Seine in Paris. At the left bank, the bridge ends perfectly aligned with the beautiful Institute de France Palace and its dome. The subject is the Institute and the goal was to blur out-of-focus the multitude of people crossing the bridge all day long (it was a saturday in may, with lots of tourists) For that, I used a medium telephoto lens Samyang 75mm f/1.8 with my regular camera Fujifilm X-T50. As it is an APS-C camera, the full frame equivalent focal length is 112mm. Settings were ISO 125, ss. 1/1500, f/1.8 The intention was to fill the frame as much as possible with the Institute, with the people also helping framing the Palace. Focus was placed on the Institute and the long focal length together with the widest aperture purposedly blurred the people crossing the bridge. in addition, 3 sequential images were shot, handheld, a few seconds between each shot, with the same settings and composition. The individual images were edited in Lightroom, converted to B&W and then auto-aligned and blended using Affinity Canva, the goal here being to emphasize the number of people coming and going through the bridge and to provide a sense of loss of individuality, mixing the different faces altogether.

I need your help for a moment. I’m currently selecting images for a book and I’m honestly a bit too close to the work to judge objectively. Which two images from this set stand out the most to you? Your perspective means a lot. Thanks :)

Following our deep dive into the "Art of Storytelling" Masterclass, it’s time to talk about the physical and material layer of our craft. We often think photography is only about what is inside the frame. But a massive part of the story is dictated by how it was captured and how it is presented to the world. A gritty street scene shot on raw 35mm film feels entirely different than the same scene shot on an ultra-sharp digital sensor or a casual smartphone. The texture, the tool, and the final medium are part of the narrative. Welcome to Assignment #15: Material Relevance. 📸 THE TASK: Create or select a single image where the chosen medium elevates and matches the story perfectly. Then, design its presentation concept for a physical space. HOW TO DO IT: - The Capture Medium: Actively choose your tool. Are you shooting this on a high-end Digital Camera, an Analog Film stock, a nostalgic Polaroid, or intentionally on a Smartphone? Why does this specific tool enhance the emotion of your subject? (Note: If you only own one camera or shoot exclusively on your phone, that is 100% legitimate! You can also use a specific lens or filter as the choosen tool. Just justify why this specific tool is the perfect match to tell your story or what other medium you would prefer). - The Gallery Presentation: Imagine you are curated into a fine-art gallery. In your post, describe how this piece should be experienced. Will it be printed on matte fine-art paper, mounted on industrial brushed metal, projected via a beamer, or explicitly designed to live solely on a smartphone screen? (If you are completely new to printing and don't know the materials yet, don't worry! Just describe the overall vibe and feeling you want to evoke, and we will brainstorm and choose the perfect physical medium together live during the call). 🎯 THE GOAL: We want to see total harmony between the subject matter, the tool you used to capture it, and your vision of how it should be physically experienced.

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