Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

98+% of mine don't "tell a story"...
They are simply images of what I like.

bikertut Loc: Kingsville, MO

Just curious, if a single picture doesn’t tell a “story” then why are so many single pictures remembered? Right off I don’t remember a series but I do remember many singles (Iwo Jima, Kent State, Twin Towers, etc.).

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

BebuLamar

First of I would say it's different for each person but for me the photography doesn't tell the story but it invokes an emotion. I always tried to capture how I feel about the scene.

berchman Loc: South Central PA

The best pictures are those which evoke an emotion.

riderxlx Loc: DFW area Texas

I am new to this site and just able to reply since last week. I am sorry this happened to you. As with most, if not all sites, there are those 'people' out there that do this stuff. I have been told there are snobs in the Photo world too. I belong the the Miata forum for several years since I own two of them and for the most part, this is most polite and friendly forum I have seen. A co-worker of mine is Jeep fan and driver and he tells me the Wrangler forum(s) are the worst, just full of A-holes. It is very sad that a few can stink up a good site as this one is.
I am new because I am getting back into photography more again since I will be retiring and traveling more. Meaning, I need to upgrade my gear so this site could be a useful and knowledgeable source of help.
I have seen some ??? well, wierd comments made here but I ignore these and look for the real people with good things to say.
Please do not let these A-holes run you off, stand up and just ignore them or give them a good slap back,
My pennies thought for the day Brother,
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Bill_de Loc: US

Maybe he is just someone who obviously likes to be argumentative, but when things don't turn out as expected cries like a baby. Boo Hoo.

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jccash Loc: Longwood, Florida

Sorry for the language but “fuck him” life is to short for his BS

ctsteps5

My two cents; can a picture tell a story? No. But can it can trigger a response, yes. A photograph is simply a trigger. It makes one think. The person viewing the picture would trigger in themselves, thought, compassion, fear, or even joy. Its our job a Photographers to illicit that response with our pictures. Some of us want that emotion to be so strong that they will buy the print. Now, all of us have been asked by our public to explain the picture, aka tell the story. It is once you have completed that, that then there is now a story attached to the picture. So, can a photograph tell a story? No, only the photographer can, then the picture, according to the buyer, has a story.

Martin Stepalavich

Rich1939 Loc: Pike County Penna.

An alternate opinion if I may, a picture can be an excellent one without a story. A story is required in photo journalism but not in photo art. What story does a portrait tell for instance?

Rich1939 Loc: Pike County Penna.

Bill_de Loc: US

Every one of my images tells at least one story, and it is the most important one. I remembered to put film (or digital equivalent) in the camera.

Beyond that .. Eh!

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Cwilson341 Loc: Central Florida

Bill, that's one reason I love cameras with two card slots. I almost never take both cards out at once, so, if I forget to put the card back in, my next shoot isn't ruined!

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

This is one of the reasons that I don't look at the images that people post very often. I usually only comment on those that are truly good. That way I'm not lying about the image the way I see most others lie. It's amazing how some people do nothing but lying about how good an image is. This actually hinders progress of the photographers skills. Snap Shot truly has the correct screen name as that is exactly what he likes to shoot. So, if that's what a person likes to shoot, there's no sense in trying to help him with any kind of helpful critique. I belong to 2 photo clubs and 1 of the clubs has us submit 3 photos per month with a title photo and they have a different pro photographer critique us every month. It's been very helpful in teaching us what is good and what isn't. There are many common mistakes that beginners make such as not looking behind the subject for distractions, or not having the camera level etc.

I hate to see you go, but if you have been involved with our forum since 2014, you have not contributed much since then. As you can see, we all can go to your screen name and click on everything a person has posted since the beginning. The first post you did was Dec. 2016 where you told us about yourself and your classes of 10. Very interesting. It would have been nice if you could stick around and contribute with us. By the sound of your very first post, it appeared that you had some experience that we all might have benefitted from. One thing I've noticed in most every forum is that you have to have thick skin. Not everyone is going to like what you have to say. Even on Facebook you must have somewhat thick skin.

Shame on Snap Shot for the rude troll comment when Nikon123 did not use any name calling in his post. This is very immature and childish.

srt101fan