A great image
_dsc3133, Perhentian Island, Besut, Terengganu, Malaysia, originally uploaded by hackspot.
Perhentian Island, Besut, Terengganu, Malaysia
Taken with a Nikon D50 and AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6G lens
A great image is one that invokes a strong emotional response in the viewer. The emotion can be sorrow, happiness, even anger, but the viewer must be affected. Lighting might make a great photograph technically, but a well lit, boring image is not a great photograph. A potentially great photograph might be ruined by poor lighting, but good lighting alone will not make a great photograph.
Great photography is produced by the vision of the photographer. The ability to see the story in a scene and understand what angle to shoot from makes a big difference.
If you want to be a great photographer, seek to see things through your eyes and the lens and learn to project what you see to the photographic palette in your mind's eye. Shoot with purpose and foresight.
Labels: AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6G, Nikon D50, People, Philosophy of Photography, Photography
