For a constructive comment: thank you for opening this topic.

From there on, I don't know if I can pose a good answer, because I have too many questions.

For several reasons, I do not have much confidence in being around many people, especially not for making photographs, because I have so little experience in photography. How can I possibly make a photo which tells a human interest story which could possibly outweigh the technical flaws of the photo, if I have not the confidence to be in the necessary evironment to do that?

Seeing the technical excellence of photos made by others, makes me want to match what they produce, but I can't on two fronts:
-- I lack the knowledge, skill and experience, but I keep reading and practicing to hopefully change that.
-- I do not have equipment capable of matching the technical quality that the equipment of others can produce, nor do I have the means to acquire better equipment any time in the forseeable future. Should I be concerned at this point that not that much of what I do will grab attention, if the technical perfection which I cannot produce is the key to worthy photos?

If it is true that a picture is worth a thousand words, how can improvement be made in finding a means to make the photos I do make tell a story someone may stop to read?

Hi Dustie, glad you stopped by and commented. The first question you raised about feeling confident taking pictures of people is a tough one. For some photographers that's a lot easier than for others. I never felt comfortable photographing people, even family, except when the kids and grand kids were small (after a certain age they just acted goofy in front of the camera!)

So, for the time being, forget about what others are doing, find your own interests, keep at it and learn, and enjoy the wonderful world of photography....

Somewhere I saw photographic “content” defined as the “subject, topic or information captured in a photograph”, the “subject” being “the main object or person(s)” in the image.

We see a lot of discussion of the importance of sharpness, exposure and composition of an image but I’ve seen relatively little talk of content. How important is content relative to the technical merit of a photograph? What does it take for the content of a photograph to cause viewers to overlook technical deficiencies?

I believe content is the most important attribute of a photograph. In my view, sharpness, perfect exposure, composition, etc, as important as they are, are of no value if a photograph doesn’t have a content that grabs the viewer. On the other hand, there is a limit to how many technical flaws a viewer can tolerate before even great content becomes irrelevant. I’m interested in your views on this. Feel free to post any images you think might help illustrate this topic. I will do so in my next post.

I appreciate any constructive comments you might have.

Somewhere I saw photographic “content” defined as the “subject, topic or information captured in a photograph”, the “subject” being “the main object or person(s)” in the image.

We see a lot of discussion of the importance of sharpness, exposure and composition of an image but I’ve seen relatively little talk of content. How important is content relative to the technical merit of a photograph? What does it take for the content of a photograph to cause viewers to overlook technical deficiencies?

I believe content is the most important attribute of a photograph. In my view, sharpness, perfect exposure, composition, etc, as important as they are, are of no value if a photograph doesn’t have a content that grabs the viewer. On the other hand, there is a limit to how many technical flaws a viewer can tolerate before even great content becomes irrelevant. I’m interested in your views on this. Feel free to post any images you think might help illustrate this topic. I will do so in my next post.

I appreciate any constructive comments you might have.