Photos that ask questions.
Posted by Tim Gruber | Filed under Uncategorized
I’m trying to do a new edit of my portfolio(been trying all summer) and I noticed that a lot of my work has been very literal. Moment driven, but literal. I could use a lot less of the literal, but the moment will always rank high on the list of must-haves for a storytelling picture.
In the last few weeks I’ve been trying to find those frames that aren’t as literal, but still evoke something of the viewer.
I’m not sure if I’m succeeding thus far, but I’ll keep searching.
I’m forgetting who said it, but they said sometimes the best photos are those that leave the viewer with more questions than they do answers.
Here are a few snaps from a recent assignment. These photos raise more questions for me than they provide answers:
Further Reading:
Tags: internship, photojournalism
August 19th, 2007 at 5:01 am
Timmy-Boy,
Me likes what’s going on here. These feel like they are from the same situation, wait… they are. Sorry. I love the mood and am definately left with questions.
From what I remember of your portfolio, and what I know of your work, I really think you should start placing more images like this into your portfolio. Not necessarily these, but…
What I have seen in the work you place in your book and on your website is work they (newspapers) want to see. This is great. You’ve got a great internship because of it and were flown to Boston because of it. BUT, it’s time to start poking your nose out in front of the herd and showing us how Timmy-Boy sees the world.
August 20th, 2007 at 7:24 am
I really like the idea of images that are not overly literal. But…what’s the difference between “images that ask questions” and images that are just kind of weird? In an earlier post you talked about pushing people to explain why they like a particular image — to go beyond just saying “that’s nice” — and the same thing applies here, I think.
This isn’t a comment specifically about the images you posted here, Tim, but just a general comment of interest on the topic. I’d love to hear more about this!
Kevin