Narrative
Readings:
https://www.david-campbell.org/2010/11/18/photography-and-narrative/
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/content/how-tell-story-through-photos
Information:
- Photos can tell a story about something that is happening (like covering a news story or documenting a protest)
- Photos can illustrate a story that already exists (think of it like scenes in a movie).
- Photos can construct a story by putting together different elements or leaving elements out (this generally leaves the story up to the viewer to put together).
Good stories generally have a beginning a middle and an end. They introduce a topic or idea, expand on it, and then bring it to some kind of conclusion, but this is not always the case.
Sometimes a single image can tell a very powerful story. Sometimes, you need a series.
Narrative photography also lends itself towards documenting social problems.
Please check out these two links:
Examples:
This link is a collection of 35 powerful images that tell important stories: http://www.noupe.com/inspiration/photography/35-powerful-photos-that-each-tells-a-story.html
Readings:
Landscapes generally look to show things that are beautiful, interesting, or unusual. The two links above give a lot of tips, tricks and information on how to take tradition (and some examples of non-traditional) landscape photographs. You don't necessarily need to follow these instructions exactly (sometimes great landscapes have shallow depth of field, and sometimes you can't take a picture with a tripod.)
The trick to landscape photography is to really consider the elements in your composition. How will you use color, shape/form, line, texture, etc. to make an interesting or dynamic image?
Examples:
National Geographic: http://digital-photography-school.com/11-surefire-tips-for-improving-your-landscape-photography/
Abstraction
Readings:
Abstraction in photography gives you a lot of freedom in some ways, you can shoot anywhere, anytime and anything; but at the same time, it can be really difficult to produce images that keep the viewer's interest. Look for interesting objects, patterns, colors, textures. Try getting really close to something, or see it from a different angle.
Examples:
Thematic/Objects
I grouped together Pamela's and Albania's interests, since they are closely related, though I think most of you are also interested in working thematically in photography.
The reason I put these two subjects together is because in looking for beauty, or things that are out of place, you are looking for a specific object (or subject). You're highlighting a specific theme.
Examples (beautify and objects):
The tricky thing about photographic beauty is that beauty means different things to different people. The important thing is to stick to what you find beautiful.
Photographers specializing in weird/unusual things:
http://www.boredpanda.com/funny-optical-illusions/ (sometimes it's not the subject, it's all in the framing of the shot!)
Elliott Erwitt :
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