“Can snapping close-up photos of a subject’s head, hands, and feet reveal more about who they are than a traditional portrait? The idea might seem counterintuitive, but that’s what we’re pondering after looking at the work in Adde Adesokan’s ongoing street photography series, Triptychs of Strangers, which we spotted thanks to Photojojo!. When viewed on their own, each of the frames is chock full of details but lacking in context; taken as a whole, the composite result is pretty illuminating, boiling a person down to his or her most essential parts.” BY CAROLINE STANLEY DECEMBER 5, 2011

Adde Adesokan: A German based street photographer who shot a series called, “Triptych of Strangers”. Adde travelled around the world and photographed people in different cities, attempting to capture their personality through 3 compositional shots, that together, reveal that person’s inner-self.

Woman holding an hour glass because she is afraid of aging We will be doing a variation of this project where you will photograph someone, in three parts, (head, chest and hands and feet) holding something literal or symbolic that defines them, or a pivotal moment in their life. For example: Girl holding a map of Germany representing her move from Germany to the US Boy holding a watch that his deceased father gave him before he passed away Girl holding a stuffed animal that she sleeps with every night and has had since she was a baby Woman holding an hour glass because she is afraid of aging Your final triptych should be engaging and thought-provoking. Also think about the persons face and feet. Those too should be defining.

The 3 parts should be shot at shallow depth of field The 3 parts should be shot at shallow depth of field., (where the background is blurry). If you have a DSLR, set your camera to APERTURE PRIORITY (A on a Nikon, TV on a Canon). Scroll to the lowest aperture number. Depending on your lens, the lowest number will be anywhere from 3.5-8. Manually focus.