rdgreenwood wrote:
Well, you forced me to drop my iPad and move to the computer and its keyboard/larger monitor. Good going...
When I judge a competition, the most damning question I can ask myself is, "What does the photographer want me to look at?" I'm not seeking a "subject," per se, but a point of interest, a starting point for seeing the visual plan of the image. Using this rule, I judge the "shareworthiness" of my own images by trying to figure out if an outsider would understand why I took the photo I took. For example, here are two images. The first, I think, passes the test even though it doesn't have a specific subject. The second fails the test because it lacks a context. In the first, you just enjoy the image. In the second, if you weren't there, you won't understand what you're seeing. In the first image, the entire scene is a "point of interest." In the second, you guessed it, you're left wondering what you're supposed to concentrate on. It's not a matter of "subject"; it's a matter of "point of interest." Does that make sense?
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We are on the same page. I love the description of you use of "seeing the visual plan of the image." I usaully use some description like the "graphiical layout" out but yours is much better. With that idea in mind I practice taking pictures where the "visual plan" is more important that anythng else. I dn't keep those practice hots much but I enjoy making sure I understand the "visual plan" it is built on.
Thanks for your words of wisdom.