I don't know how many times I've made comments about needing to learn the rules so you can know how to break them. I've always believed that part of the formula for creativity comes from having a good foundation of technical knowledge about whatever art you are creating. These ideas apply as much in photography as they do in textiles, painting, or whatever.
When you have a good knowledge of the technical rules of your art you will be able to anticipate the effects of breaking those rules. Without that knowledge everything you produce will be hit or miss. Either a happy accident or a complete failure. And when you are producing work by happy accident your chances of being able to reproduce a given effect are minimal.
The image posted today is achieved by a deliberate strong over-exposure which produced a very graphic effect. Why would I chose to create such an image? There are a couple of things this over-exposure achieves in the image. The first is that it obliterates the background, so you can't see the urban area this photo was taken in. It hides any details allowing the viewer to focus on the basic elements of the scene in an unattached manner.
It is what it is. People on a wagon ride. There are no sentimental feelings to the image. Much like the horses and driver, there is no emotion or excitement.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Wagon Ride
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1 comments:
exactly!
I too have done this deliberate over-exposure in certain images. One such image I use in my photo journal (blog) banner and it is of a rodeo scene. Another of my favourites is an extreme high key of a horse's head -- makes it appear almost abstract. Rules are meant to be learned and then broken for a reason, an effect, or simply for artistic effect. I love this image -- a lot!
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