what is the difference between a snapshot and other pictures?
Jan 18, 2018 18:40:36 #
bmike101
Loc: Gainesville, Florida
Is this a snapshot or something else? No one ever defined 'snapshot' when I asked before. How can I make this more than a snapshot?
Jan 18, 2018 18:52:28 #
Jan 18, 2018 19:24:11 #
For me a snapshot is where not a lot of thought has gone into the photograph (and I do take them from time me to time).
To take it beyond a snapshot -
#1 Have a subject (here the houses are the subject?)
#2 Fill the frame with the subject. (get close)
#3 Isolate the subject so there are no distracting elements by; (to me the fence and the cars are distracting elements)
The use of light and/or changing your POV and/or DOF
#4 Make sure the subject is sharp, or where it needs to be sharp.
#5 Show the subject in the "best" light, ie no harsh shaddows. Llight that comes in from the side to help with modelling and/or showing textures is good. Early morning, or late afternoon/evening may be better than midday.
Hope this helps.
To take it beyond a snapshot -
#1 Have a subject (here the houses are the subject?)
#2 Fill the frame with the subject. (get close)
#3 Isolate the subject so there are no distracting elements by; (to me the fence and the cars are distracting elements)
The use of light and/or changing your POV and/or DOF
#4 Make sure the subject is sharp, or where it needs to be sharp.
#5 Show the subject in the "best" light, ie no harsh shaddows. Llight that comes in from the side to help with modelling and/or showing textures is good. Early morning, or late afternoon/evening may be better than midday.
Hope this helps.
Jan 18, 2018 20:03:33 #
bmike101 wrote:
Is this a snapshot or something else? No one ever defined 'snapshot' when I asked before. How can I make this more than a snapshot?
Hi bmike101,
Richard Taylor's response is a very good one. There's usually images within images that you can play with. Would you mind if others took your image and posted a few ideas for you?
Mike
Jan 18, 2018 20:13:17 #
Would add this to the 5 points above...would anyone else care about this picture? Certainly, some photos are strictly documents, say, for insurance purposes or the historical record. But what interested you when you shot this picture? What story are you trying to tell? What, if anything, makes it "more" than a snapshot for you? And if your answer is "I don't know," do you really want to keep it? Just some thoughts. I'm sure we all have been through the same process with many of our images.
Jan 18, 2018 20:14:26 #
cabunit wrote:
Would add this to the 5 points above...would anyon... (show quote)
That's a good addition.
Jan 18, 2018 20:44:58 #
Jan 18, 2018 20:53:10 #
Jan 18, 2018 20:56:49 #
bmike101
Loc: Gainesville, Florida
I guess wjat I like to take pictures of has no universal appeal then.
Jan 18, 2018 21:20:34 #
bmike101 wrote:
Is this a snapshot or something else? No one ever defined 'snapshot' when I asked before. How can I make this more than a snapshot?
Only answer I can think of is another question. how long is a piece of string?
Jan 18, 2018 22:48:34 #
boberic wrote:
Only answer I can think of is another question. how long is a piece of string?
Well, is a metric string or an imperial string?
Jan 18, 2018 23:18:44 #
bmike101 wrote:
How can I make this more than a snapshot?
How can you make that more than a snapshot? That depends. What are you taking the picture of?
To me, a snapshot is a photo with no redeeming artistic value. The best example that comes to mind would be a selfie of a couple of kids. Next up would be a news photo of a politico giving a speech. However, one man's garbage is another man's treasure.
The word is a hold over from when people used Kodak's Brownies and similar cameras and later point and shoot cameras. The fixed aperture and focus worked against taking anything artistic so owners would "snap" pictures of friends.
Jan 18, 2018 23:32:16 #
Joe Blow wrote:
Well, is a metric string or an imperial string?
Makes no difference. It's the same length either way. It's even the same length if you use Canon gear or Nikon gear to shoot it.
Jan 19, 2018 10:45:19 #
I like to think I take two different kinds of pictures. Art, and "I was there". Both are memories, but different.
Jan 19, 2018 12:28:48 #
A snap shot to me is a slice of time and a photograph is a drawing with light. Of the two a snapshot is much easier to define
and a photograph is everything else. My life book is filled with snapshots, with no room for photographs. I think it really comes down to your intent when you push the button.
bmike101 wrote:
Is this a snapshot or something else? No one ever defined 'snapshot' when I asked before. How can I make this more than a snapshot?
and a photograph is everything else. My life book is filled with snapshots, with no room for photographs. I think it really comes down to your intent when you push the button.
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