Photography?

Unpleasant Photography

1. Photography = mindless CHORE?2. Uninteresting photos, photography clichés 3. Not releasing your true potential as a

photographer

“OPEN YOUR EYES!”Three concepts that will change your photography Experience.

Overview1. “Make” not take a photograph2. ‘Everything is photogenic’3. BREAK THE RULES!

Photo by Jamie,fromme-toyou.tumblr.com

‘Make’ a photograph

ONE.

‘Make geometry your subject. Photo by jaxson2011.tumblr.com

We have choices.Choose what to exclude/ include.

‘Elly and Shanna’. Photo by Murray Riss

Avoid capturing the “most obvious image” Photo by BarrieT (Flickr)

Everything is photogenic!TWO.

Photos by Tin

Photos by lomokev (Flickr)

Henri Cartier-Bresson’s masterpiece

Golden period of Photography?The opportunity to shoot the past is today.

…Even from Google Earth.Stratocam is a site that lets you take snapshots of images you find on

Google Maps!

Argh. What about the RULES?

Pleaseeee….BREAK THE ‘RULES’!

THREE.

Focus on the center of interest

Photo by Elise Kwok, 4 years old

DEFOCUS!

Allow space around the subjectFill in the frame with the subject

Photo by Tin

Keep the camera level with the horizon Create your own

horizon

Photos by Tin

1. “Make” not take a photograph2. ‘Everything is photogenic’!3. BREAK THE RULES!

‘Japanese Tourists’ Circle. Photo by YuvalH (Flickr)

Photo by mediocre (flickr)

The end.

Photography Experience of blind teenagers

Be emotionally involved.Photography records your encounter with your subject and your respond.

“ I am shocked by her hardship. The burden on her back makes it nearly impossible for

her to lift up her head. ”

Photo by Violin C.,Photosforhumanity.org