In yesterday's post I talked about moments and composition. Here is an example of a picture that isn't a great 'photograph' in terms of composition or design. I shot this out the window of my friend Mike's car as we were driving around looking at Buffalo. I saw this guy holding a baby and then I saw him kiss the baby's side. I lifted camera and hoped he'd do it again. And he did. This is a quiet moment between two people captured in a single frame. I didn't think--I reacted and snapped a photo. Would I like to not have the chair in the foreground--yes. Would I like to have been closer and composed more similar the the Migrant mother photo by Dorothea Lang? Yes! Many things I would like to do differently, but as a photographer do I sacrifice not taking a picture because of that? No. Photograph by Richard Sayer.
"Yes! Many things I would like to do differently, but as a photographer do I sacrifice not taking a picture because of that? No. " That's what photography is isn't ?:)
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Mom
9/8/2011 05:39:13 am
This is just one of those extra special, unstaged pictures. It is GREAT!