Tell A Story

Why is it that some pictures appeal to us and some don’t? Let’s first take ‘why some pictures don’t appeal’.

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The reasons could be varied – the subject could be uninteresting, the composition (framing) could be wrong, the lighting could be ‘flat’ or having too much contrast, the exposure could be less than perfect, the image could be shaky or out of focus, the subject could have been ‘done to death’, the ‘presentation’ could be poor (not getting rid of dust bunnies, scratches, disturbing elements etc), or, a very important reason – there is no story to tell. The reasons for us liking a photo are the opposites – interesting or rare