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| The Watering Hole - Nairobi, Kenya Canon 5D + Canon 70-200L f4.0 |
It is all too easy to claim that photography is an art for those who lack the skills to be “real” artists. Millions of images captured each day on portable handheld computers are posted to photostreams across the globe. The purist of journalistic motifs, the photograph conveys the here and now, and tells a story about the moment captured. Yet, the photojournalist - the point-and-shooter - is the decider. The choice of what to extract and the noise to omit is at the heart of documentary photography. We image makers are documentary artists. The pre-capture decisions we make about the lens, camera, shutter speed, and aperture determine our point of view, point of focus and interpretation of time. Often described as the art of exclusion, the documentary artists will become invisible as they survey the landscape, make the key decisions and convey the essence of the story.
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| Pacifier - Nairobi, Kenya Canon 40D + Canon 100-400L IS f4.5-5.6 |
Note: The Images from Tip #33 were originally used in a prior blog post from June, 2010. Follow the link to read the original entry titled "An Elephant Story."
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| Foster Dad - Nairobi, Kenya Canon 5D + Canon 70-200L f4.0 |
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