The ‘Eye of the Photographer’ is showcasing some of the work produced by Michael Ackerman today. Two of works they’ve posted caught my eye. Not so much for any single item in the photo, but rather for the way they were patched together to produce a feeling or mood that any one of them could not evoke standing on their own. In the one above I particularly like the way that he both blurred the subjects (if they could be called that) and darkened around the edges. Both techniques, combined with the way they are organized, is compelling.
In the set below, he used some of the same techniques, but the added both the motion evident in each individual photo along and with a seaming random edging. I can almost see the composition below in the waiting room or board room of a professional office.
Black and white photography continues to be the most challenging and rewarding way to capture images. Michael’s work can be found here