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In this case study, we
go back to the question

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we continue asking: "what
do you want me to see?"

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So sometimes when I'm asked
to help out with an image,

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I have no idea what's
in store for me.

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For example, the
first time I walked

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through this particular lab, I
had no clue what to look for.

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The researchers
suggested starting

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with this set-up showing
part of their system, which

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developed a more efficient
way of capturing and storing

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energy.

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For me, that set-up
just didn't convey

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the excitement of the science.

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But then as I turned
towards the chamber,

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I saw where the solar
thermophotovoltaic device,

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or STPV device, was
doing its thing.

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The chamber was covered
with aluminum foil,

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as many chambers are
in labs, I've noticed.

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But I was able to focus my eye
on the window of the chamber.

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It looked really
beautiful to me.

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My initial image
was a mess at first,

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a little too much going on.

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So I decided to
simplify the idea,

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as we continue talking about.

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I deleted all that foil
and just concentrated

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on the circular window
showing the device.

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I then digitally
added a background

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for a potential submission.

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When I returned to the
lab a few days later,

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with a different
device in the chamber,

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I decided to add some
color by reflecting

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an orange cloth I saw
hiding in the corner

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somewhere in front of the
glass, and this time focusing

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in on just the device
in the chamber.

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I moved the camera closer,
shooting at around f/32.

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Notice how the depth
of field is narrow

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since I'm quite
close to the window.

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I imagined what I was going
to do with the cropped,

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focused section.

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First, I overlaid it on an
image of the vacuum chamber

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from before, as I shot before.

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Then I decided to
try something else.

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Using the single image
of the device again,

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I digitally stretched
part of the image

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to make it more
vertical and then

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overlaid the original
image on the vertical image

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so that the device became
proportionately right.

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Happily, got the MIT
homepage highlight.

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So that was nice.