When the Background Drives the Foreground

One of my favorite things to do when I'm moving with my iPhone on the street is to connect the action or natural placement of individuals in the foreground with intriguing backgrounds. I don't position my subjects, but I plant my feet in relation to the background and then wait patiently until my subjects move into their proper places. This approach works well as it gives you a quick slice of time to assess the light and adjust your settings before your image falls into place.

In this case, I made this image of Renu Shah Bagaria and Jen Lemen with the Hipstamatic app on my iPhone 4 using Blanko film and the John S lens. I then opened the image in the Photo FX app and sharpened it before publishing it to Instagram while in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Let's see the background drive the foreground for a change today.

Comments

[vivienne]

an incredible capture stephanie!

[Kathryn Dyche Dechairo]

Wow, I love this. I'll have to try and reverse my thinking, thanks for making me want to approach things in a new way.

[Sandee]

Great capture!

I loved the way everything aligned in this shot...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/34977978@N05/5968461031/

[Marcie]

This is absolutely fantastic!! Well seen!! Well done!! Bravo!!

[Puna]

Gorgeous photo - just beautiful.

I know that the Grand Canyon is captures often and from almost every angle. But I just love that my daughter is in the foreground.

http://lifesignatures.org/wordpress/2011/07/when-the-background-drives-the-foreground/

[LeAnne thomas]

Striking!! Love the colors.

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This is absolutely fantastic!! Well seen!! Well done!! Bravo!!

[autumn sun]

we couldn't pass up the opportunity to put her in the mural, no matter how silly we might have looked to the locals. ( mural seen driving through a small town in Kentucky.) taken with my iphone
http://www.flickr.com/photos/autumnsun/5950081599/

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[urban muser]

i love this post, and i do it all the time with my street photos. in this one i noticed a cool photo of an nyc street and i planted myself and waited for someone to walk by. even though i am in nyc and have the real thing, this seemed an interesting way to capture it.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/52504401@N03/5967226015/

i also recently blogged about this very topic.
http://www.urbanmuser.com/2011/05/walk-on-by.html

[LATV]

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