Carl Zoch Carl Zoch Fine Art is an American photographer of fine art, portraiture, and weddings. His style tends to be spacious and calm, in contrast to the chosen image. In this image, there are two subjects. One is the man sitting on the sidewalk, out of focus, and the other is the person moving quickly into the frame, his motion blurred and what he looks like concealed. Apart from looking interesting, having two subjects in drastically different clarity and focus, the use of motion helps to enforce the idea of the image. While the possibly homeless man is holding up a sign, steady, and constantly sitting there, various people come and go, walking past him and then fading into the background. Then there is the main blurred man, unrecognizable and moving fast. This helps to evoke a somber emotion. While the homeless man stays and asks for help, other people are free to walk by and enjoy the night, moving fast and not looking back. This helps to show the contrast in pace of life between those relatively fortunate and those unfortunate. One gets left behind, where the rest of the world is transient and moving fast onto other things, and he just stays, and watches it all pass by.
Subject in Focus, Background out of Focus
Chris Ditto grew up playing little league sports in West U, Texas. Later he developed an interest in photographing these sports, disciplining himself to get to sports events early to find interesting angles and plan out the shots he hoped to take later on. Self-trained, he is now a freelance photographer based out of Austin, Texas. His work is displayed by magazines such as ESPN, The Houston Chronicle, People magazine, TIME magazine, and Sports Illustrated. This image from the sports collection of his gallery at Ditto Photography captures the motion of both the ball and the diving volleyball player. The background is out of focus; you can barely see the spectators looking on. Both the man and the ball, though clearly in motion, are sharply in focus, a nice contrast with the blurry background. The sun is also a nice touch for the image, gleaming off of the top of his back and enhancing how horizontal he is. This image is particularly nice for how it "freezes" the motion, showing a huge amount of detail including the expression of effort and concentration on the volleyball player's face.
