In the eleventh week of the Daily Trojan’s Weekly Frame, deputy sports photo editor Bryce Dechert and staff photographer Marissa Ding were tasked with capturing life on campus from a macro view. In the context of photography, “macro” refers to close-up photography of small objects that often use blur to highlight the subject.
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Yellow flower illuminated by setting sun in Alumni Park. (Bryce Dechert / Daily Trojan)
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SC logo on a mini lava lamp given away at a women’s basketball game this semester. (Bryce Dechert / Daily Trojan)
In these photos, I experimented with bokeh and used it as a tool to highlight flowers and parts of trees that we pass by on campus frequently but often don’t take the time to fully observe. I focused on zooming into small objects and situating them in their surroundings, whether those were the murky water of a fountain or the buildings behind a rock sculpture.
Marissa Ding
Staff photographer
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Fallen flower petals floating in a fountain. (Marissa Ding / Daily Trojan)
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Dried beans from a tree next to the Widney Alumni House. (Marissa Ding / Daily Trojan)
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Rocks balanced on top of each other from a sculpture in front of the Roski School of Art and Design. (Marissa Ding / Daily Trojan)
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