The Thing About the Thing

We are talking about photographing based on a theme.

Maybe the theme is “Love.” You’re not making a picture of love. You’re making a picture of ‘what is it about love.’ Maybe it’s an embrace, a rose, a little kid making a card to “mommy,” maybe flowers at a graveside. Get it? It’s the thing that makes the thing. That’s what you’re doing in Boston. You’re not photographing ‘style.’ You’re photographing what it is about style that makes the man on the street, the kid playing hoops, stand out.

Think about that with the Amendments project. Are you photographing a collection of campaign signs? A voting machine? Maybe. Maybe it’s what voting gets us. An economy that works, money in a wallet, a paycheck, or something else.

Take a look at what a legendary photographer does with the concept. Look at work by former Sports Illustrated and ESPN Mag photographer Bill Frakes. Be able to talk about something you saw.

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