Sound of Solitude
Jocelin R.
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While walking in an outdoor mall, the noise of a piano grabbed my attention. The sound of the instrument was loud and empowering. The pianist moved his hands over the keys gracefully and confidently. Despite the grandiose music, a small audience was around the pianist. I thought he appeared lonely against the powerful sound of the music that surrounded him. I positioned my camera towards the pianist’s backside to capture the strong light that struck him and the piano. I wanted to capture the silhouette of the pianist and the piano while also ensuring that both were contrasted against the background through a strong highlight. The background that lies behind the pianist is desolate of a substantial listening crowd. I wanted to capture a lonely tone as the photo was being edited. The blues in the shadows and a slight orange color in the highlights were amplified to create a distinction between the darks and lights of the image. As the light hit the ground, I wanted to distinguish between the shadows casted by the pianist and the piano with the strong highlights made on the ground to dramatize his playing. The bright light that shines above the pianist is noticeable yet also discreet as its streak of light moves towards the pianist drawing him attention. A light that recognizes the playing of the pianist and provides him a deserved spotlight. The pianist’s back is hunched as he produces a powerful sound that masks him against the mundane, insubstantial audience.
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Creativity is more than being imaginative. It is the ability to express a perspective of reality that only you can see. It is a vision that only you are able to bring to life. It allows for fantastical and even improbable ideas to become the possible and brought to reality.
