The Toronto Zoo

This last month, I spent quite a lot of time on a side project, an editorial kind of project. Hopefully, it will grow and take more and more time within the next months. Even though this would mean it’s working well, I will try not to put aside the photo blog and to post some pictures on a more regular basis!

Today, I want to share some pictures of The Toronto Zoo. I am not used to taking animals on photo, but when it was possible, I tried to adopt a portrait approach and capture the look and the humankind — I still have some doubt with the jellyfish, though. Unlike a uniform background fashion portrait, here the environment matters and is essential to the comfort of the animal. To show a greater part of it, I had to customize my portrait with a rule of thirds. I think it tells a better story, not only about who but also about where and how. This classic rule makes sense!

Another important point, even though it works only with reptiles: showing the scales! I really wanted to do that because I find this texture amazing and complex, and I don’t often have the opportunity to work with it. This explains the higher proportion of reptiles in the photo than in the zoo! A close portrait that also show the surrounding: I had to close a bit my diaphragm in order to get a longer depth of field. As easy as it sounds, since most pictures were taken indoor, the light started to get rare and precious!