It’s In The Detail

When you are developing your “eye” for great photographs, be alert for detail. What is detail? It is the “thing” that makes your photographs stand out above others.

If you are going to photograph a landscape, ask yourself…what is it in the landscape that makes this scene appealing to you? Specifically what is the one detail that stands out? then focus your energy on capturing and highlight that detail.

If it is a mouintan peak, capture it so that it is the highlight of the photograph. Make it an eye catching image through your design, through your use of bold colors, or in the case of black and white photography, in the contrasts of the blacks and whites.

If it is a closeup of a flower blossom, highlight the detail. Move in as close as possible to the blossom to make the image “pop” so to speak. Search for the best lighting angle on the blossom. don’t rush yourself, take your time.Take two or three different angles if necessary. Move in as close as possible to make the blossom jump out at you.

When you think you have moved in as close as you think is good…move in as close as the camera lens will allow.

The flower blossom in this blog was taken as close as the zoom lens would allow me to get to the bloom.

Again it is in the detail that you capture. If you are takinga photograph of a group of people…move in as close as possible…you do not need their feet or all of their bodies if it is just the faces you are after..move in and capture as much of the detail as possible.

Practive, practice, practice. The digital camera is a miracle where it allows you to see what you have captured seconds after you have taken it. Keep trying for the detail.