Every good photograph needs a focal point. It’s the thing that draws the viewer’s eye and tells the story. On…
By Every good photograph needs a focal point. It’s the thing that draws the viewer’s eye and tells the story.
On a recent trip through Cambodia, I spent some time staying with a rice farmer and his family. In addition to the farm, they ran a little shop on the roadside selling eggs, vegetables, cooking oil, and snacks to their neighbors in the village.
As you can see from his expression, he takes his job minding the shop *very* seriously.
While wandering around early one morning, snapping photos of village life and sunrise over the rice paddies, I noticed one of the family’s grandchildren sitting in the shop while his mother chatted with a customer. As he watched me watching him, I took this picture. One little boy, patiently waiting as the early-morning bustle buzzed around him.
This week, we want to see photos that focus on one thing. Maybe you’ve got a stark photo of a single tree silhouetted against the setting sun, or a lone sandpiper wandering the beach as waves crash. Perhaps you’ve caught your mother sitting by herself in a moment of quiet contemplation. Maybe you saw a basket of wriggling puppies, and got a photo with a single fuzzy face in focus. (Please, someone, take that photo!)
Lots of our Photography 101 guest bloggers provided great tips on establishing a focal point, so feel free to turn to them for inspiration.
This week, in a post created specifically for this challenge, show us ONE.
— Michelle
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One thing, so…only one picture this time.
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Because the subject of the picture makes One with its environment : http://icezine.wordpress.com/2013/12/20/one-weekly-photo-challenge/
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hi Michelle,
thanks for inspiring us again,
I’ll search in my photo shoe box …
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my choice (red is the rule):
http://flickrcomments.wordpress.com/2013/12/20/weekly-photo-challenge-one-2/
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i will find The One… in a bit…
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And he’s The One … find out who is The One — to view, pls click: http://marichulambino.com/2013/12/21/weekly-photo-challenge-one/
it’s 1:40 in the wee hours of the morning here: Happy Weekend!
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So sweet. Will have fun with this one.
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Here’s our first… Crumbling Face of Depression (“one” on several levels)
http://brokenlightcollective.wordpress.com/2013/12/20/crumbling-face-of-depression/
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Okay here’s my contribution this week – a portrait of a lovely boy in India: http://anenchantedeye.com/2013/12/20/weekly-photo-challenge-one/
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My entry this week: http://esengasvoice.wordpress.com/2013/12/20/weekly-photo-challenge-one/
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Thanks for the challenge. Here’s mine: http://nadiamerrillphotography.wordpress.com/2013/12/20/week-photo-challenge-one/
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Here we are:
http://autopict.wordpress.com/2013/12/20/weekly-photo-challenge-one/
🙂
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One of our habitual visitors. http://chittlechattle.com/2013/12/20/weekly-photo-challenge-one/
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Here is my contribution to the theme: http://wp.me/p3gqMf-7A
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Where are the others ? http://filimages.wordpress.com/weekly-photo-challenge/wpc-one/
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Can never stop at one! http://ambitiousdrifter.wordpress.com/2013/12/20/just-one/
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Nice challenge. I ll think and come With my point of view.
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Weekly Photo challenge : One – our little puppy dog in the Ray of light | parislux
http://parislux.wordpress.com/2013/12/20/weekly-photo-challenge-one-our-little-puppy-dog-in-the-ray-of-light/
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One… http://sfchapman.wordpress.com/2013/12/20/weekly-photo-challenge-one/
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I was already picking photos for another feature, and this photo was on my screen when I received the notification email for this week’s challenge. It made selecting an entry as easy as it’s ever been:
http://punctalucis.com/2013/12/20/weekly-photo-challenge-one-single-yellow-blossom/
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Such a beautiful photo, colors and focus. The child is adorable.
Here’s my take on ‘One’: http://drieskewrites.wordpress.com/2013/12/20/weekly-photo-challenge-one/
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#1
http://pancakeashes.wordpress.com/2013/12/20/one/
enjoy
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Good one! Hmm let’s see what I can find…
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A man in his boat as the sun is setting over the Adriatic Sea:
https://sarazancotti.wordpress.com/2013/12/20/weekly-photo-challenge-one/
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Weekly Photo Challenge: One Slideshow – http://myvividvisions.com/2013/12/20/weekly-photo-challenge-one/
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http://yarnwuseleien.com/2013/12/20/weekly-photo-challenge-one
My entry this week 😉
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Brilliant theme. Here’s my entry:
http://stevemcp2002.wordpress.com/2013/12/20/weekly-photo-challenge-one/
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A similar situation: http://insellos.wordpress.com/2013/12/21/weekly-photo-challenge-one/
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I wish you all a stress free weekend ….. and here is my “one” – http://wp.me/p293Pw-7RD
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THE One: http://windagainstcurrent.com/2013/12/20/weekly-photo-challenge-one/
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my photo : http://theeclecticeccentricshopaholic.wordpress.com/2013/12/21/weekly-photo-challenge-one/ 🙂
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One color: http://deetoursbydeepali.wordpress.com/2013/12/20/cheery-hues/
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Here you go… http://allseeing.me/weekly-photo-challenge-one/
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One should be careful what one wishes for …
http://2812photography.com/2013/12/20/weekly-photo-challenge-one/
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Here is my entry this week. http://roastbeefandrakija.wordpress.com/2013/12/20/weekly-photo-challenge-one/
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The timing worked out too well…
http://bumblepuppies.wordpress.com/2013/12/20/emptiness-insults-my-intelligence/
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