when you see a photograph what are the points one should see to appretiate it best
2006-07-29 21:34:09 · 7 answers · asked by sushila r 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
Did the photographer capture a special moment? Is it a cliche? Is the lighting effective? Did it capture something in a powerful, evocative manner? Does it grab you in some emotional way? Does the photographer make you feel as if you were there? For portraits, does the photo capture something about the subject's personality?
2006-07-29 21:44:55 · answer #1 · answered by Jack Nicholson 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As an ex-pro (commercial) and avid hobby photographer, I look for the "story" in the picture. The age old adage of a picture is worth a thousand words is as true in today's digital world as it was in the era of the tin type. Then in the way it is presented. Composition, lighting, shadowing, camera angle etc. All the things that make it a "photo" and not just another "snap shot".
How many weddings I've shot, when shooting the bride while holding my camera in the portrait mode (and at a low angle) the rest are standing over me, taking "landscape" pictures.
2006-07-29 21:52:12 · answer #2 · answered by Dusty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is the print clean and fresh, or has someone been carrying it around in a bag for six months handing it to everyone they meet, and letting them put their grubby little paw prints all over it? Are the corners dog eared? Did someone fold it in half... or worse yet, quarters, and stuff it in their pocket? Did they sit on it? There are so many points to grade a photograph on... Was the person smiling in the photograph because they were happy? Or were they grinning like an idiot because they were shitfaced drunk? There are more points for sober smiles (but not somber smiles) than there are for sloppy drunk smiles.
Speaking of sloppy drunk.... is Janet Jackson's nipple showing in the picture? If so, is Janet Jackson also in the photograph? Sometimes you get a picture of some guy grinning from ear to ear, and he's holding Janet Jackson's nipple in the photograph, but she's not there. If Janet Jackson is in the photograph, it is worth more points, than if just her nipple is there.
And What about Whoopie Goldberg's nipples? Are THEY in the photograph too? Again... there are added points if Whoopie is also in the picture. If it is just Whoopie's nipples, but she's not in the photograph, you still get points... but you get extra points if the nipples are tied in a knot. A simple square knot isn't quite as valuable as a bow... but still, any photograph that includes Whoopie Goldberg's nipples tied in a knot, are worth substantially more points than a photograph of Janet Jackson's nipples, even if Janet herself is in the photograph.
Bill Clinton in the photograph, with or without anyone's nipples... you lose points. Any photograph with Bill Clinton in it is worth less than a dog eared photograph that has been dragged around town in an old brown bag for six months... shoved into the hands of grubby pawed strangers... and then folded into quarters and stuffed into the jockstrap of a weightlifter.
2006-07-30 06:15:12 · answer #3 · answered by Mark 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I look for a story in the image. Is there something interesting. Does this photo show me a piece of the world that I didn't see before?
2006-07-29 21:37:53 · answer #4 · answered by John H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
backgrounds of the photo and the pose
2006-07-29 22:37:03 · answer #5 · answered by alexmr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Composition and visual weight or interest.
2006-07-29 21:37:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
u need a Camera
2006-07-29 21:43:08 · answer #7 · answered by Babe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋