I like taking pictures of anything interesting. Sometimes i have trouble interpreting a photograph whenever a caption is missing. I am also curious about the story behind the image. Knowing the story , how the image was set up and the various process helps me enjoy the image a bit more. Hence the title "every picture tells a story" and not " a picture is worth a thousand words".
We all have our favorite images from our own collection and many of them are quite personal (apart from the techincal aspect of composition, colour management which have a certain acceptable standards) but they all have a story to tell.
I am a newbie at this forum, sometimes i have an image which i like to post. But i am not sure where to post, apart from starting a thread and maintaining it. It can be a bit difficult especially if there are many other commitments. Some threads are exclusive to brands or style, while you can listen in you can't quite participate or feel it is not right to "butt in" .(even for someone with thick skin like me) Of course we can put it up at the C&C corner and be publicly flogged (which is of course good for the soul . It definitely puts you on your toes and possibly help set a higher standard for yourself) but then sometimes we just want to put up our images without C&C, for better or for worse. I hope that this thread will encourage any one who may have a few "picture with a story to tell" but not sure where to post to come forward.
I am just a hobbyist trying to have a bit more fun and hopefully posting some images on line will help me improve.
Some ground rules:
Image should have a story to tell, how long a story is up to you. But variety is the key.
Include your own copyright , releases, whatever if you are posting.
Every post should include an image eg. if i want to encourage the person and said nice picture , i would at the same time include a story of my own. But feel free to post an image even if you have no comment. I and i am sure many others would like to hear your story. So i'll start off with a nice picture and capitalise on her famous smile.
Poor Mona Lisa, seems like someone or something has snatched the attention from her. There was actually a queue snaking around to admire her, these people were in the queue to see her. I simply shot this from another angle to make it seem like Mona Lisa has been snubbed.
I also appreciate any C&C from the pros or senoir members who are willing to help me/ us improve. Image posting is optional for C&C (to encourage C&C) but are most welcome to illustrate the point. Thanks in advance.
eg. What a pretentious image!
This sapling was so out of place, Left to die on the concrete paved car park floor of an abandoned site. The place actually looked quite sad. It was like a john doe left on the concrete slab of a morgue. I did nothing except record its sad fate. Wait i did shift it a bit to get a better angle...food for thought. one of my favorites.
Most of all i just want to have fun with posting and hopefully make some on line khakis. Here is the one that got away.
Quick draw is a virtue for the photographer but i am not so fast.
That's it , i hope to hear many of your stories. Thanks in advance for sharing.
I am not sure if i am doing this thread correctly by having other people contribute to it. If it is wrong, moderators please let me know and i'll take it down.
We all have our favorite images from our own collection and many of them are quite personal (apart from the techincal aspect of composition, colour management which have a certain acceptable standards) but they all have a story to tell.
I am a newbie at this forum, sometimes i have an image which i like to post. But i am not sure where to post, apart from starting a thread and maintaining it. It can be a bit difficult especially if there are many other commitments. Some threads are exclusive to brands or style, while you can listen in you can't quite participate or feel it is not right to "butt in" .(even for someone with thick skin like me) Of course we can put it up at the C&C corner and be publicly flogged (which is of course good for the soul . It definitely puts you on your toes and possibly help set a higher standard for yourself) but then sometimes we just want to put up our images without C&C, for better or for worse. I hope that this thread will encourage any one who may have a few "picture with a story to tell" but not sure where to post to come forward.
I am just a hobbyist trying to have a bit more fun and hopefully posting some images on line will help me improve.
Some ground rules:
Image should have a story to tell, how long a story is up to you. But variety is the key.
Include your own copyright , releases, whatever if you are posting.
Every post should include an image eg. if i want to encourage the person and said nice picture , i would at the same time include a story of my own. But feel free to post an image even if you have no comment. I and i am sure many others would like to hear your story. So i'll start off with a nice picture and capitalise on her famous smile.
Poor Mona Lisa, seems like someone or something has snatched the attention from her. There was actually a queue snaking around to admire her, these people were in the queue to see her. I simply shot this from another angle to make it seem like Mona Lisa has been snubbed.
I also appreciate any C&C from the pros or senoir members who are willing to help me/ us improve. Image posting is optional for C&C (to encourage C&C) but are most welcome to illustrate the point. Thanks in advance.
eg. What a pretentious image!
This sapling was so out of place, Left to die on the concrete paved car park floor of an abandoned site. The place actually looked quite sad. It was like a john doe left on the concrete slab of a morgue. I did nothing except record its sad fate. Wait i did shift it a bit to get a better angle...food for thought. one of my favorites.
Most of all i just want to have fun with posting and hopefully make some on line khakis. Here is the one that got away.
Quick draw is a virtue for the photographer but i am not so fast.
That's it , i hope to hear many of your stories. Thanks in advance for sharing.
I am not sure if i am doing this thread correctly by having other people contribute to it. If it is wrong, moderators please let me know and i'll take it down.