http://rising.blackstar.com/are-you-bringing-context-to-your-photos.html Professional Photography Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:56:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://rising.blackstar.com/are-you-bringing-context-to-your-photos.html/comment-page-1#comment-17178 Neil Turner Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:06:57 +0000 http://rising.blackstar.com/?p=4676#comment-17178 I think that you have an interesting point but the fault lies with those who make up the pages. They crop our images to the bone to "improve" the graphical quality of the spread and in retaliation we often shoot better tight images rather than allow them to crop wider and better composed frames down to the tight stuff that has been in fashion with designers for such a long time. The devil on my left shoulder would also add that allowing photographers to tell stories reduces the importance of the writers - and we all know that words people dominate the management within journalism! I think that you have an interesting point but the fault lies with those who make up the pages. They crop our images to the bone to "improve" the graphical quality of the spread and in retaliation we often shoot better tight images rather than allow them to crop wider and better composed frames down to the tight stuff that has been in fashion with designers for such a long time. The devil on my left shoulder would also add that allowing photographers to tell stories reduces the importance of the writers - and we all know that words people dominate the management within journalism!

]]> http://rising.blackstar.com/are-you-bringing-context-to-your-photos.html/comment-page-1#comment-5262 carolyn Fox Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:48:46 +0000 http://rising.blackstar.com/?p=4676#comment-5262 I think that, as photograhers, we often forget that our pictures need to tell a story. Thanks for the reminder. I think that, as photograhers, we often forget that our pictures need to tell a story. Thanks for the reminder.

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