If I were an expert, I could find alot of flaws w/ composition here. But I REALLY LIKE this shot, and not for the symbolism. It's the way the light works. It really makes a scene w/ the foreground characters; plus the light at the bottom connects them.
@youniversl - Haha thanks. I totally agree with you about there being flaws in the composition, but I ultimately liked the shot partially because of the connection between the kid and the singer.
Even though you're pretty "new" around here (on the planet), surely you've seen lots of examples of "photograpy" from the 1930's through the 1970's, the stuff of Life magazine & countless like it, which sought to capture the "human condition" (eg, the famous kiss on Times Square commemorating the end of WW2). Your shot here reminds me of that kind of work, which seemed to virtually disappear in the 80's & 90's. I never studied trends in photography, but I'd speculate that the 80's/90's schools probably found the previous forms defunct, preferring instead more abstract subjects. I can see where shots of people like this one can be difficult, because the "story" told by the subjects can so dominate and get in the way of the technique, but I think these kinds of shots still have great relevance. What do you think; did you take any formal courses that addressed this?
@youniversl - Interesting perspective here. I did take one course in photography and that's really what got me interested in college. I think that photography historically played maybe more of a major role in helping to jump-start the civil rights movement, etc. I think that today there has been an increased interest in abstract art and almost less of an interest in scary truths. Thanks for the perspective! Pete
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If I were an expert, I could find alot of flaws w/ composition here. But I REALLY LIKE this shot, and not for the symbolism. It's the way the light works. It really makes a scene w/ the foreground characters; plus the light at the bottom connects them.
@youniversl - Haha thanks. I totally agree with you about there being flaws in the composition, but I ultimately liked the shot partially because of the connection between the kid and the singer.
Even though you're pretty "new" around here (on the planet), surely you've seen lots of examples of "photograpy" from the 1930's through the 1970's, the stuff of Life magazine & countless like it, which sought to capture the "human condition" (eg, the famous kiss on Times Square commemorating the end of WW2). Your shot here reminds me of that kind of work, which seemed to virtually disappear in the 80's & 90's. I never studied trends in photography, but I'd speculate that the 80's/90's schools probably found the previous forms defunct, preferring instead more abstract subjects. I can see where shots of people like this one can be difficult, because the "story" told by the subjects can so dominate and get in the way of the technique, but I think these kinds of shots still have great relevance. What do you think; did you take any formal courses that addressed this?
@youniversl - Interesting perspective here. I did take one course in photography and that's really what got me interested in college. I think that photography historically played maybe more of a major role in helping to jump-start the civil rights movement, etc. I think that today there has been an increased interest in abstract art and almost less of an interest in scary truths. Thanks for the perspective! Pete