Copyright 2011 Zoe Caplan
BIOGRAPHY
I’m from Johns Island, South Carolina. I am a teacher at a montessori preschool as well as working one on one with children with autism. I have recently found my passion in photography and look forward to it continuing to grow as my basic knowledge of photography grows as well.
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See more of Zoe’s images from Cuba and elsewhere by visiting her FACEBOOK profile.
RALPH’S TAKE
Zoe was a real surprise to me. When I first met her in Miami on our way to Cuba I didn’t realize how interested in photography, and travel, she really was, and her natural talent came out when I saw the results of her work in Cuba. The image she submits here is just one of many, many wonderful shots she made during our short time together, and I was thrilled that I could help her with her photography in such an amazing country as Cuba.
Regarding this image, I think she nails the composition, effectively using the Rule of Thirds by placing the subject on the right vertical horizon (the right third) in the frame, looking into the “negative space” on the left side of the scene. Typically shooting a subject in full sunlight like this isn’t ideal, but with the soft shadows, as opposed to harsh ones, it works here. She does a great job choosing to use a shallow depth of field (wide aperture, small f/#), as well, and so her subject is very sharply in focus, but the background is blurred out and doesn’t compete with the subject. Capturing the determined look on this street performer’s young face is a great moment, too.
I definitely recommend looking at some of Zoe’s other images at her Facebook profile and I hope I can work with her again some day soon because I have no doubt her photography will have progressed even more.
TESTIMONIAL
“It was an amazing travel experience, not only was Cuba beautiful, but Ralph taught me how to capture that beauty in a photograph. His knowledge and understanding of Cuba and the Cuban people was evident and greatly appreciated. I couldn’t have asked for a better guide to lead me in my discovery of Cuba.” ~ Zoe Caplan
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