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Seeing with Intent - Assignment 5: Subtraction & Distraction
Photo Challenge — The Necessary Image
Create one photograph that communicates a single, clear idea or feeling using subtraction as your primary tool.
Assignment Prompt:
Photograph a subject you might normally shoot wide or inclusively, then deliberately remove anything that does not serve its meaning. Your goal is clarity through restraint.
Guidelines
- One primary subject only
- No more than two supporting elements
- Pay attention to edges and background
- Use framing, position, or timing before cropping
- Color, light, and sharpness should reinforce—not compete
Submission Reflection
- What was your intent?
- What did you consciously remove or avoid?
- Where might distraction still exist?
Critique Emphasis
- Visual hierarchy (where does the eye go first—and why?)
- Competing elements or visual noise
- Emotional clarity after subtraction
Goal: The image feels inevitable—nothing missing, nothing extra.
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Seeing with Intent - Assignment 5: Subtraction & Distraction
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