Archive for June, 2009
Close Enough
Famous Spanish Civil War photographer Robert Capa once said, “If your pictures aren’t good enough, you aren’t close enough.” I like to interpret that as not only physical proximity to the lens, but mental proximity to the subject. One way to achieve that mental proximity is to feel empathy towards your subject. Take this image [...]
My Most Popular Image
I posted this image a long time ago on my photo blog, and since then it’s been my most hot-linked and shared image. Following the links back from my server logs and stats pages, I’ve seen this image on Facebook, MySpace, Orkut, Friendster, LiveJournal, personal blogs, and forums specializing in funny pictures, pets, pests, critters, [...]
Conflict and Contrast
Conflict is at the heart of all story. For an image to imply a story, it must include conflict. The easiest and most obvious way to include conflict is to portray actual, physical conflict. A fight is something no one can ignore, whether we enjoy watching it or not. Another easy method is emotional conflict. [...]
