Quote of the day: “The expressive quality of a photograph depends on the photographer’s ability to abstract, that is, to separate the parts from the whole. Abstracting is recognizing both the basic form of something and the elements that make up that form.” —Freeman Patterson Photography and the Art of Seeing
Life and Death - Light and Shadow - Brilliant Green Moss and Brown Leaves
Bright White Bloodroot Flowers
One of the important parts of a photograph is the tones, or areas of differences in brightness. It’s one thing to notice tones and differences in brightness. It’s another to take it a step further and use tone to convey a message or feeling.
Pick an idea or emotion and imagine what tones or shapes or objects would represent the idea or emotion. Then go out and make photos that represent the idea or emotion.
I went out into my favorite woods (Wolsfeld Woods Scientific and Natural Area) yesterday to make photos around the idea that life and death are intertwined—the ending of one thing is the beginning of something new. Although I focused more broadly than just tones to represent this, I found that tones helped to represent the idea as well as colors and the symbolism of various objects.
Fleeting nature of life
Life and Death Connected
Death creates new Life
Light and Dark Forming a Pattern like Life and Death form patterns
The Silence of Rocks in the Midst of Life and Death
Life and Death Standing Side by Side
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