The little things....

[JSPhoto]

Ok, well I just thought I'd bring this up again.... how well do you look at the photos here?
I bring it because I do it myself on occasion but do you really look at at a photo or skim over it quickly? Even when I skim over photos little things will pop out at me. I guess it may be that I am kind of trained by the paper to look for things that may not be appropriate to run in the paper, like the great shot I had of a running back one night that the editor really wanted to use but couldn't because of the way a certain finger was sticking out And a couple weeks ago I had posted a shot that really had nothing action wise but no one noticed the officials hand sticking up in the air and it appeared he was making gesture as well, but it was actually his hand and a fence in the background. Then this past weekend the first shot in my group had an odd geometry to it and no one noticed it. If you look at the recievers arms the lower arm is perfectly angled with the steps in the background. Nothing spectacular, just odd how things worked out, and the little things can make or break a shot. It's like this weekend, I had to shoot three none sports related things and it's tough trying to make something out of nothing especialy at small church festivals. One shot though was of two kids who just happened to be one of our local AD's kids. Originaly the paper wanted a shot of a kid eating ice cream, so I saw tthis girl eating ice cream, then I realized her brother was on this bunge thing behind her so I got down and shot up at her and got her brother in the background. Exposure was tough as I had no flash with me and the sun was behind the kids, but it worked out, and it was much better than just her eating her ice cream, a shot I know their parents will want a copy of too. So keep an eye for the little things, both when shooting and looking at your own photos and others and notice the little things you never know what you may miss.

JS

[dhyravy]

Nicely said JS. I think you make some very good points in there. Many times, especially shooting sports, we concentrate on the peak action and miss a lot of other interesting stuff. I have caught referees making some interesting faces as they scramble to get out of the way. I really like to pan the sideline/bench for reactions to plays. (this is really good for when a big play happens and you can't catch it or aren't paying attention) I have also like you caught things in photos that I didn't even notice when I pressed the shutter. Sometimes good, sometimes not so good.

[JETA]

I had to go back and look at your pics. I see it now!

Sometimes I may catch things like that.....

As for my own photos I see them differently then I do other peoples shots. I look them over much more carefully because of editing and doI like to look for the little things. It's always fun to find a photo that doesn't look that exciting until I study it well and with a little work make it into something I love.