How to Make a Great Picture - Part 1
We are all aware of good pictures. And recently, people have given in to a lot more photography and pictures than ever. In this changing time, I"m sure that every one of you has witnessed a lot of good pictures. And here, I will tell you what makes a shot memorable, impact-full and uncommon.Let me give you a very common example. An endless stretch of the blue icy land is beautiful. An endless stretch of a blue icy land with a small child playing near his igloo is even more fascinating! A burst of life in a rugged topography, a ray of warmth in a cold icy land! Powerful emotion is what will make this shot memorable. Include real people with real people in your pictures than landscapes as a whole. This would let you reach out to a million effortlessly. A face gives you photograph an identity. Remember, emotion touches all. So, if you are a photographer, you would instantly know that the moment in that picture has a deeper meaning and could reach out to thousands in an instant because of its relativity to its audience.
Human feelings and emotions are priceless. A good landscape photographer is well aware of this. He will go that extra step to get such moments on his camera. The innocent expressions of a child while playing, the undying love in the eyes of two lovers, the eternal look of an aging couple, the tears streaming down a heartbroken which evokes empathy and the endless joys released out of a happy family spending time together - that is what life is about and that is what pictures should possess! Life has its share of happiness, loneliness, sadness, anger and fun. A true photographer keeps tabs on such vital sentiments and showcases it in his landscape pictures.
Landscape photographers should bring out the most they can from their pictures. It is a well known phenomenon that landscape photography is much preferred in all and the nature is undoubtedly beautiful by itself. But shying away from capturing individuals in your camera will only make you lose out on precious moments in life. So I would like to encourage all you passionate photographers out there to take include people as part of your agenda within landscape photography. Faces will give that extra edge to your photograph.