Photo Tips
What makes a good photo?
Ron Parry APSNZ
It depends on who is asking! What works for you won't
necessarily work for others.
Beauty, or the appreciation of art in any form, is in the eye of
the beholder and that is certainly the case with photography.
So, what makes a good photo?
"A photo that draws the viewer into the picture where they
may linger over it rather than give a curious glance".
Most photographers just point and shoot, and hope something
turns out. Maybe, something has caught the photographer's attention
to take that picture, perhaps it was colour, an unusual shape or
pattern or maybe a wonderful scene. Invariably, these photos will
just be ordinary photos - the proverbial 'grab shot'.
However, if we are to take a good photo for the
family album, a photo competition or display or maybe a book, then
our photographs need to be more considered to attract and hold the
viewer's attention.
A good photo shows something extraordinary,
something that makes us stop and think.
"Make your photo rather than Take your
photo"
