{"id":1365,"date":"2015-05-29T09:00:20","date_gmt":"2015-05-29T16:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bukkhead.com\/blog\/?p=1365"},"modified":"2015-05-29T08:57:44","modified_gmt":"2015-05-29T15:57:44","slug":"nablopomo-day-29-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bukkhead.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/29\/nablopomo-day-29-food\/","title":{"rendered":"NaBloPoMo Day 29: Food"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today\u2019s NaBloPoMo Prompt:<\/strong> What do you think makes a good photograph?<\/em><\/p>\n

When it comes to literary criticism, I am of the \u201creader response\u201d school, which among other things says the reader brings something to a text, which can make it good or bad (or whatever). I\u2019d say the same goes for photography. One man\u2019s porn is another man\u2019s who-cares<\/p>\n

I use \u201cporn\u201d in the loosey-goosey sense popularized on Reddit with such photo-centric collections as \u201cearth porn\u201d (pictures of breathtaking landscapes) \u201cabandoned porn\u201d (pictures of decrepit, rotting interiors) and even \u201cpeople porn\u201d (non-nude non-erotic non-prurient pictures of human beings).<\/em><\/p>\n

But that doesn\u2019t mean any old picture is good just because someone might say so. At least not for me- I think some effort can be put into making a photograph better than just pointing and clicking.<\/p>\n

Depth of field, exposure, saturation, color balance, all should be considered and either planned for or corrected. I\u2019m a big fan of post-production work to make my photos better.
\nBut framing is also hugely important, something that cannot always be corrected for. I\u2019m always looking to make my photos balanced. Using the rule of thirds, and breaking it to make compelling shots.<\/p>\n

Photos that capture a bit if history, photos that tell a story. Not in the plot, rising action, climax sense, but in the sense of \u201csomething happened and something else will happen.\u201d that<\/em>\u00a0is what lets the viewer bring his or her own thoughts to the photo.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s NaBloPoMo Photo Prompt:<\/strong> Food<\/em><\/p>\n

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Tuna mayo walnuts raisins dried cranberries red onion salt pepper sour dough.<\/a><\/p>\n

A photo posted by Jason Edwards (@bukkhead) on