For my second homework assignment in this class, I focused on shooting my desk with my macbook on it. Using several compositional elements, I captured the chaotic of my workspace, as well as a rather dramatic atmosphere.


I started off just getting an image of my desk with some pretty high contrast. The picture captures a fairly even depth of field to attempt to get most of the scene in focus.


This next one I used the macro-focus feature to get a close-up on the keys on my laptop. The idea here was to use an interesting balance of variety and unity, between the different icons and the similar shapes (respectively).


Starting to use higher contrast here. I shut off any and all room lights and let only the computer's backlight illuminate the photo. It has a good sense of depth here, causing the lights to appear to be farther away.


Going for a darker image here. Again, using minimal lighting to create a dramatic composition. Also, there is somewhat of a narrative here, the light from the port seems to be flooding into the circular disk below.


Establishing a short depth of field here, mainly to accentuate the subject in the foreground. I also started to use dramatic lighting using a flashlight to, once again, exaggerate the subject matter.

Here I started using some unusual lighting to change the colors of the objects. I took advantage of the reflective quality of the metal in the keyboard and turned it red with the help of colored lights. The contrast between light and dark that normally appears in the previous photos was accentuated by the warm and cool tones. Also, the macro-focus again caused the depth of field to close down, leaving some of the lights from my gadgets on the other side of my desk in a soft blur.