Image captured Saturday July 3rd, 2010 at 2:44 pm. ISO 200, SS 1/500, f/1.4.
Although strong composition often comes from placing the main subject off-center, there's perfect balance and symmetry waiting to be achieved when you place the main subject in the center today.
I had tried a number of subjects and images for this assignment, none with any punch that really hit home. I was sitting at our kitchenette table trying another shot when I saw my son's stamps and just took a shot for fun. In the preview on the back of my camera I saw the reflection in the table surface and the framing/symmetry of the chair in the background across from me. So I opened the aperture as far as my 50mm f/1.4 allows and went with a creamy shallow shot of the stamp. Love how an everyday little item worked so phenomenally.
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