So this is one of my favorite sequence shots i've taken. The kid in the pictures is my cousin Elijah, who lives in Boca Raton, Florida. These shots were actually taken inside the house of David Dobson, a renowned world photographer who I had the opportunity of staying with and learning from for a few days when I was in Miami. David was taking a shower at the time and my cousin and I were having a very lazy morning. My favorite part about David's house was that he had so many plants...they were strewn about the area with no restrictions...they were big, green, hydrated, and happy. So in the first picture I focused on the plant that was right in front of my lens. I wanted to capture the feeling that his house was like a jungle, and I was peering through the foliage to see my cousin on the other side, amidst more plants. In the second picture, I am peering through the same plant, but this time I focused on eli as he leaped from the white tile floor to the white-sheeted hide-a-bed to sleep once more after a late morning omelette. You can still see the blurred plant in front of the lens in both of the second pictures. The third picture is just a simple shot of Eli after he is settled...with the greatest look on his face. I feel successful in using depth of field well in these images. I made them black and white because everything in his apartment seemed to be white save for the green plants. Shooting in black and white just made what was already white even noticably whiter, not to mention there was a window directly behind Eli that at mid morning shone more brilliant softness into the room and on the sheets. This sequence shot just goes to show that even something as relaxing as sleep requires initial movement...
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