Bringing “Art” Out in your Image
Friday, April 18th, 2008
When you look at a photo, and it speaks to you, or stirs something inside, then you know the photographer gave you art, not just a photo. How is this achieved? Well, definitely not simply. But I do believe there is an artist in all of us, waiting to be drawn out, or heard. So the key here would be, learning to let that part of you flow into your work.
Let your mind see beyond what your eyes will naturally pick up. A tree can be a song, if captured in the right moment, your friend or relative can be a Mona Lisa in the right mood. You just have to realize what you’re looking for and how to see it first. Letting your camera then become the extension to your mind or imagination.
Once you know what you’re looking for, it never hurts to help it along by being a little creative. Set the mood with music, lights, or if you are outside, then timing. Let your imagination go, experiment, it is only through trial and error, that you eventually hone your skill. So don’t get discouraged! If it takes fifty shots, to get that one that speaks what your mind was trying to say, what your eyes envisioned, then it takes fifty shots.
Use what you know. What are your likes and dislikes? What are your favorite places, favorite things? Use this to your advantage. Only you may know the perfect timing or particular mood, that will draw out the art in your subject. That is also a prime key in making your work unique, and exceptional.
Lastly, broaden your horizons. Fresh insight and perspective are essential to any art. Taking the same photo over and over again, will still, only leave you with one photo. So explore, be adventurous, keeping the eyes to your mind wide open, enabling your creativeness to flow, by feeding it fresh material to churn over.
Your camera is your tool, to bringing “art” out in any image. It may be just down the road, or right in front of your eyes. All you need is the feel to see it.