One of the main challenges I face is planning photos. Wouldn't it be so great if we could just start taking pictures and find a masterpiece with just a little bit of searching? Unfortunately, the reality is that we must carefully plan what our photos will look like, especially when we are trying to convey a specific message. Then, when we plan our photos out, we often find that our product wasn't what we envisioned in our heads.
Take this picture of a duck I snapped back in January:
It's alright, but it looked a lot better in my head and through my eyes. Let me break down the issue I see with this picture.
First of all, it's too far zoomed out. My eyes view the world very differently than a camera lens. Although I can see something and it looks very close, it looks very far away in my phone's camera and I have to get a lot closer to capture an image as detailed as the one I can see.
Second of all, the duck isn't very well defined. Its reflection blends into its body. It is blurry and confusing and not all that appealing to look at. In real life, this is not the case. It would take some photo-editing to make it look like it did to me at the time and how I pictured it when I was planning to take the photo.
Finally, it's a duck. And it is swimming on water. It was windy that day. The environment was constantly moving and changing. I couldn't take the time to carefully frame the photo and find the perfect zoom and perspective before taking it. A moment before this picture, the environment looked different. Maybe not drastically different, but different enough to prevent careful planning.
So, photography is an art. It has been surprisingly difficult for me during unit 3.
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