Prompt
· English
Eye-level view, square on and very tight, a high-end espresso machine with a portafilter locked in place sits on a pristine white countertop. Steam begins to escape from the group head, and a single ceramic cup waits nearby. The first droplet of water forms at the spout, and a green indicator light glows on the machine. An unopened bag of beans with a visible barcode rests in the background. A tilt-shift lens creates a narrow sharp band across the frame, with the top and bottom softly blurred. A narrow flashlight beam picks out the machine from the surrounding darkness. The main figure breaks a repeating pattern that fills the rest of the frame. Shot on a medium format digital camera, the image shows precise focus in the central band, shallow depth of field, and high contrast between the lit subject and the dark background.
