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20 Images Of 2020
Documenting the Pandemic

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Taken April 17, 2020- not the toilet paper section of the store, but the pasta shelves.

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Teddy bears appear in windows and all kinds of different places. Children and adults can go around spotting them as something to do during the pandemic.

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My socially distanced neighbors are doing what they can do during this time, getting outside for a walk.
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The computer is essential for spending time with family and friends in April.

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Masks are essential and can be a fashion accessory or make a statement.
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Sharon PD does their part in helping kids cope by offering bicycle safety programs.
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Bar Mitzvahs and other family celebrations are very small and like this one, are held outdoors with most guests attending via Zoom.
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Haircuts are not available until later in the year. Everyone gets a little shaggy or they learn how to do it themselves.
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My church, Hope Church, moves its services outside to a member's home, when we are able to meet in person again.
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We move back inside in the fall but also stream online. Attendance is sparse in person.
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Restaurants have to adapt and many are open only for takeout and delivery. Sadly, many close down completely.
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Sharon High School's graduation is very different. Cars line up at the train station in a "car parade" to drive to the high school to graduate one at a time and drive on.
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Marlene Chused retires as town clerk with another car parade wishing he well. No retirement party could be held.
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School is online and my son-in-law and grandson are guest speakers for an online  session with an elementary class.
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The train station is empty. On this evening, the train stopped and no one got on or off.
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This is my neighborhood after a fall wind storm.  We live very close to the train station. Normally with the high level of traffic coming to and from the train station, these leaves would have been blown aside, but they blanked the road all day until the wind started up again.
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Because the streets were so empty, it was easy for me to set up some long exposure shots in in May. Very few cars were out.
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There was no trick-or- treating, but there was a very imaginative and well done "trunk-or treat" event organized by the town Rec. Department. Families stayed in their cars and drove though the displays made by various groups or individuals They collected a bag of treats at the end.

I know you we are all still experiencing the pandemic, but I felt compelled to do this blog post to be able to look back at it in the future. Photography is so important for documenting life.

Ford's Photography Classroom Session 3- Using Leading Lines to Create Better Photos

6/7/2016

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In my last session, I talked about when it is okay to center your subject. Today's session is about  a technique that helps center a subject or bring focus to it. Using leading lines to improve drama and composition, is one of my favorite techniques. The lines don't have to be straight, they just have to draw your eye in one direction or another. This image has two kinds of leading lines, both straight and curved. The straight line leads your eye to the subject, my husband, then your eye continues on to the curved line  following the landscape. It creates more drama.

Side note: A curve is not a line, if we are talking geometry.  Or is  a curve a line, that is not straight? Wait, maybe  a line  is  the only curve that is 0 degrees? Now I've gone off on a tangent. (A straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point, but if extended does not cross it at that point.)

Anyway.....check out a less 
dramatic version of the above image without the curved leading lines.
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Not the same, is it?

Below is an example of many lines leading your eye to converge on the subject, in essence, pointing to it.
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The length of the lines leading from the front of the frame to almost the center of the image, create drama. The subtle lines in the water, and the clouds,  along with the dark horizon line,  bring your eye to the center where there is a  small dog looking out into the big scene. I love the contrast, small dog, big world..

The dog was my white Miniature Schnauzer named Sprite, who has since gone on to dog heaven.
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In the above image, the sneakers, the rose's  stem and edges of the floor boards, all form converging lines pointing to the  shredded rose petals. The scene conveys some type of teen boyfriend drama. Truth be told, my daughter left her sneakers in the middle of the floor, and the dog  somehow got the rose off of the table and attacked it. I like the boyfriend drama story better, it make for a more emotional photo.
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The railings form leading line to the subject of this photo, me!
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Here are some more examples of photos with leading lines. I love using open doors to invite the viewer to want to look on the other side of it. Your eyes move to it. The sunlight spilling in between the hinged part of the door, also creates lines that draw the eye.
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Again, an open door causing a leading line that invites the viewer in.  Kind of like you're peeking in somewhere you shouldn't. The stream of toilet paper also leads you in. I did a closer crop of the same picture below, to show the difference the impact of including the door and long stream of paper, makes.
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It just doesn't have the same story telling effect. By the way, this carnage was actually done by the cat, not the dog this time.
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I like this photo but..........
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This one tells a much different story. The table, the water bottles, and the people all form the lines leading to the subject and you get more of a feel for what was going on.
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Here are some more examples of photos with leading lines.
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Bye for now, until the next lesson. Writing on leading lines lead me to think about  my next topic. So check back on a later date for session 4 of Ford's photography Classroom.
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1/19/2018 04:35:24 pm

I learned to love photography because it amazes me how we take life for granted. We are growing up so fast that we have forgotten to take a look around and enjoy what we have. We have forgotten the beauty of our surroundings. Photography allows me to take a capture of that and have it saved in a picture forever. That is the reason why I am now into photography. I want to be able to capture everything, so that I can never forget about it even when I grow old.

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    After 31 years of teaching, I have decided to retire and start a new chapter of my life as a photographer. It has been my passion for about 7 years now.

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