Thursday, August 6, 2009

The Art of Observation

Photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place.... I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.

Each photograph was captured because of how the photographers saw the people. They saw something special about each person and captured their true essence. The pictures make you wonder, what are they thinking about? It is left to viewers to really see the story.

There are myriad tips & techniques to take into consideration when photographing people. The one thing that is hard to teach - is really seeing the photo before taking it.

Most of the great picture we know, do you belief its just about luck, the photographer just at the right place at the right time? NO! most of them are the photographer make himself halfway there to meet the moment, its all about pre-observation.

i call this "to coin the moment".