Author: brenda

skyscape

As I was wandering though YouTube I found myself watching a couple of videos that discussed the question, “what makes a good photograph?”

The most important thing I’ve learned so far is that each person’s response to an image is subjective. I’ve also heard that when we are watching the sun set with a loved one, we do not experience the same sunset. A lonely thought, don’t you think?

Yet, an important element of a good image is … storytelling.

So now I ask myself and you, “is there a story or two within a skyscape photograph?”

lens-artist: perfect patterns

Patterns give us order in an otherwise chaotic world. 

I find myself pondering the concept of perfect…are patterns designed by human design seen as more perfect than the ones that ebb and flow through the dynamics of mother nature?

Is there a pattern within an image that at first glance seems chaotic?

solitude

Does rhythm which involves the same or similar elements repeating at regular intervals create an image that soothes the eye and thus a seemingly “perfect pattern?”  

Join this week’s lens-artists challenge: perfect patterns at Leya to see the world in a grain of sand

A coffee cup, small dish, frozen strawberry, and afternoon sunlight

Point of view photography

“Point of view” in photography simply means the position from which the camera’s eye sees the scene. Is the camera looking down on the subject? Looking up, sideways, or straight on.

How close is your camera to the subject? Is there anything between you and the subject? Is the source of light in front, to the side, or from the back? Every decision you make about point of view has the potential to introduce an unique visual experience to the viewer.