Survey for photographers (and non-photographers)

Photo by Iain Bradbury.

A survey for everyone, because I'm curious: What do YOU see when you look at the photo above?

Since buying a Rebel XTi earlier this year, I've been enjoying photography even more. Not just my own photography, but that of others. I used to be solely interested in the main subject of each particular photo but now I find myself fascinated by all sorts of other aspects.

The photo above, for example, was taken by my photographer friend Iain Bradbury. Perhaps it's because of the writerly part of my soul but when I looked at this photo, I saw a story. In his Flickr comments for the post, Iain thanked me for the comment: "During the entire life of this photo (capture, process, post) I only looked at it from a technical/visual point of view. Your comment has made me look at it in an entirely different way. Thanks!"

The photo below is one that Iain took of the revamped Royal Ontario Museum. I saw a zillion photos online of the structure when Michael Lee-Chin's Crystal design was officially launched, but this picture is one of my favourites:


Photo by Iain Bradbury

And a second question for photographers (amateur or professional): What are your favourite photo subjects? My favourites, for example, are people and close-ups of food and other items with implied stories behind them. The food, for example, has been prepared a certain way and is just about to be enjoyed. A battered child's toy was obviously much-loved (or much-abused, depending on your viewpoint). For the same reason, I love photos that tell stories, even if the photographer didn't intend them that way. :-)


Photo by Iain Bradbury

And here's a rare self-portrait of my friend:



Photo by Iain Bradbury

I love Iain's title for this pic: "I am closer than I appear."

Do check out Iain's Flickr page for more great photos.

All photos on this page were taken by Iain and reposted here with permission.



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