What makes a good photograph?
A photograph can show what a photographer wants to express in lots of different ways because everyone looking at the photo will interpret it differently so it may be something really obvious or it might be something really subtle
A good photograph will let the person looking at it have their own thoughts whereas as words will guide someone to think about something in a certain way
A good photograph will let the person looking at it have their own thoughts whereas as words will guide someone to think about something in a certain way
A good photograph can get the viewers attention in many different ways, sometimes its because of the light or the colours that make something stand out or look beautiful, or it might be an object that is surprising,like this one because you think its people but they are actually cutouts (Manuel Alvarez Bravo) It might be because it makes you wonder about the story behind it or the people in it or it could capture a moment in time that has passed
A good photograph can definitely make the viewer feel emotions. This picture makes me feel happy because it’s a friendly photo it has good contrast and is very clear and completely in focus. the woman is in a strange place and makes you wonder why she is in that position.
I love this photograph by Ansel Adams which I saw at an exhibition called From the Mountains to the Sea, at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. It is an amazingly sharp image and the composition is perfect. I particulary like the sunlight diffused through the clouds ad highlighting the snow topped mountains.
Sometimes photos are best shown alone because then they will really draw attention to everything on that photo, and the viewer will focus on it and study the detail. Or it might be a very striking image that just stands out. At other times if a picture is shown with others it might be because they are showing a theme, for example how different photographers might see the same subject. Or they could be a collection of one photographer and show their different styles, or be a collection of images that tell a story or show one persons different ideas.
A good photograph can make you say or think something about the picture whether that it is beautiful and pleasing to look at or it can be something shocking like a photograph in a newspaper about a war
the picture of the little girl is kind of creepy and the questions it makes me ask are
A good photograph can make you say or think something about the picture whether that it is beautiful and pleasing to look at or it can be something shocking like a photograph in a newspaper about a war
the picture of the little girl is kind of creepy and the questions it makes me ask are
it is a good idea for a photograph to be well composed and have good lighting because then you can see the image clearly and understand what you are meant to be looking at. The lighting can give it a particular look or atmosphere and if it is well composed it will just look right like this one by Clarence John Laughlin. Sometimes a picture is good or interesting even if the lighting and composition are not perfect because the picture is capturing something interesting or important or because it gives a feeling about something.