Photography 1: TAOP, Ex Rain

Project: Illustration
Exercise: Rain

In this exercise, the object was to create a photograph that would be suitable for the cover of a magazine on the subject of rain.  The brief was to produce a strong image that would leave no one in doubt about the subject.

5707.jpg; F4; 1/90s

For this photograph I chose to illustrate rain as it was illuminated by a car's headlamps at dusk.  I chose to use a relatively fast shutter speed so that the individual raindrops were differentiated but still gave a feeling of movement.  I have tried to make the photograph attractive through the use of bold colours and the yellow light of the car's headlights.  I chose to take the photograph at dusk so that there would be sufficient light around to show the car as well as the lights.

What have I learned from this exercise?

When producing an image to portray one subject, you should produce a strong, attractive photograph that leaves no one in doubt about the subject.

- think of all situations of the subject that you have ever seen.

- keep it simple.

- be interesting; don't settle for an ordinary shot.

- if you can't be completely original, at least make the photograph attractive.

- even if your idea is original, still make the photograph attractive.