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Assignment: Now You See It. Now You Don’t!

Don't be bashful! If you want comments, give comments. You don't need to be an expert photographer to express your opinion about the work of others. You don't need to go into great depth. A simple remark about cropping, composition, color, subject matter, etc. can be of just as much help to a budding photographer as an in-depth critique.

Every now and again, you’re presented with a scene taken out of context. Without the necessary surroundings, and on an odd scale, how do you know what the photo is of? There is a special kind of pleasure that can be derived from presenting a photo to your friends that makes them ask, “That’s gorgeous! What is it?” Leave them guessing for a while, and eventually, you can reveal your secret. For this assignment, take an everyday object that most people are familiar with, and try to capture it in such a way that an observer won’t realize what it is — until you tell them.