Subject Matter Q
Nov 30, 2020 11:17:45 #
Nov 30, 2020 11:29:08 #
Oh yes. Many places.
But I understand the thought of your question.
But I understand the thought of your question.
Nov 30, 2020 11:34:41 #
Maybe not, but it doesn't matter, everyone has a different prospective in shooting the shot. Today with digital photography, it's what you do with the photo that demonstrates your artistic point of view.
Nov 30, 2020 12:42:21 #
Nov 30, 2020 12:48:59 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
It's all about the light. The subject is secondary 😊
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I'll go with the subject being primary myself.
Great light, blah subject, ... wuff.
It's hard to get great light at high noon, but if that's the only time I can be at a place, I'll work with it.
Nov 30, 2020 12:53:17 #
Nov 30, 2020 13:02:03 #
Longshadow wrote:
If it's a "blah" subject, I probably wouldn't be shooting it, period 😀I'll go with the subject being primary myself.
Great light, blah subject, ... wuff.
It's hard to get great light at high noon, but if that's the only time I can be at a place, I'll work with it.
Great light, blah subject, ... wuff.
It's hard to get great light at high noon, but if that's the only time I can be at a place, I'll work with it.
Shooting the light:
water and ice, on Flickr
Nov 30, 2020 13:03:03 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
If it's a "blah" subject, I probably wouldn't be shooting it, period 😀
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Nov 30, 2020 13:09:50 #
Longshadow wrote:
Fer sur!...It's hard to get great light at high noon, but if that's the only time I can be at a place, I'll work with it
#1 backlit, late morning
#2 find the whimsy!
Nov 30, 2020 13:13:22 #
Like I said, work with it.
Subject is, well, subjective, isn't it.
Subject is, well, subjective, isn't it.
Nov 30, 2020 13:31:15 #
Expanding on Smudgey's comments: whether one is interested in creative editing or not, when taking photos of an iconic subject if you want something other than the postcard shot, think about what you haven't seen.
That might be a lower angle, a stark silhouette, an extreme close-up, a distant or wide-angle view that shows the subject's impact on the landscape, city, etc.
Weather conditions: embrace fog or rain for the mystery and unique pov.
No John, there will never be a photograph of everything in every fleeting moment of light, or mood or story 🤗
That might be a lower angle, a stark silhouette, an extreme close-up, a distant or wide-angle view that shows the subject's impact on the landscape, city, etc.
Weather conditions: embrace fog or rain for the mystery and unique pov.
No John, there will never be a photograph of everything in every fleeting moment of light, or mood or story 🤗
Nov 30, 2020 14:33:44 #
I want to thank all the thoughtful replies. They show photography to be multi-dimensional of which the scene is just one. When the scene is primary the photographer is recording history. In many other circumstances the photographer is recording a statement in the broadest sense of the word. In some other circumstances the statement is pure artistry.
Nov 30, 2020 14:52:59 #
Longshadow wrote:
I'll go with the subject being primary myself.
Great light, blah subject, ... wuff.
It's hard to get great light at high noon, but if that's the only time I can be at a place, I'll work with it.
Great light, blah subject, ... wuff.
It's hard to get great light at high noon, but if that's the only time I can be at a place, I'll work with it.
Not for me. Subjects matter somewhat but I’m unlikely to even unbag my camera at high noon. If the elements for a very decent photograph are not present, I’m not making any photograph at all.
Acoarst thaz for personal work. I routinely performed minor miracles when paid. But for personal, minor doesn’t motivate me. Gotta have the whole enchilada.
Was in a parking lot waiting for someone when I realized that a phone is like a sketch pad and the light was good ... so while I waited I sketched whatever was lit, regardless of subjects available. Pretty much a 270deg sweep of one location.
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Nov 30, 2020 15:04:53 #
User ID wrote:
Not for me. Subjects matter somewhat but I’m unlikely to even unbag my camera at high noon. If the elements for a very decent photograph are not present, I’m not making any photograph at all.
Acoarst thaz for personal work. I routinely performed minor miracles when paid. But for personal, minor doesn’t motivate me. Gotta have the whole enchilada.
Acoarst thaz for personal work. I routinely performed minor miracles when paid. But for personal, minor doesn’t motivate me. Gotta have the whole enchilada.
Well, when I went to Iceland, I didn't care where the sun was when I shot, or if it was out!
I shot wherever I was and whenever I was there. Rain, snow, WIND. This was for personal work.
The main element for shooting was there, Iceland.
Iceland motivated me.
Acoarst, thaz just MY preference.
Oh, and the sun wasn't visible a lot.
Nov 30, 2020 15:15:20 #
John_F wrote:
Is there anything on Earth that has not been photographed?
Not everything needs to be photographed! A fellow in my unit in 'Nam had a big pair of red lips tattooed on his butt cheek. Had a picture taken so that he could get copies made to send to his friends.
BTW, it's a pretty safe bet that everything visible from orbit has been photographed. Multiple times.
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