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 p.1 #13 · What makes of an architecture or landscape an engaging one? | |
GiovanniAprea wrote:
Would somebody tell me what makes of an architectural or landscape image an engaging one?
Grazie
how, if possible, to take a "different" shot of the same scene:
one out of a million same and better than mine:
how do you take a worth to hang on a wall shot of such a subject?
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Imo, the matter is rooted in the kinds of questions you are asking. To me, they are asking questions about comparatives to others.
Early in our journey these are very typical questions. Few folks bypass these kinds of questions, early in their journey. BUT, at some point, you need to kick these kinds of questions to the curb if you want to achieve your statement proposition.
I'll interject my .02 that your images aren't the issue. It is your perspective about your images (not meaning the perspective of the capture, rather your attitude / perspective ABOUT the images) that needs adjusted to "improve".
As long as you are comparing yourself to others, you'll always find yourself feeling like you come up short in some regard or another. The sooner you "QUIT THAT"  ... the better. 
We often here the mention of a photographer (or other artist) having their "voice". Basically, what is it you want to say (or show / convey) to your viewer? Which, btw your audience can be an sum total of one person (yourself), or it can. be a variety of others.
Knowing who your audience is ... and what you want to say / convey to them ... that is what makes your "improved" (imo), when you achieve that.
For instance, if you know you want to convey the dichotomy of color or scale about a scene ... and you present that in a way that folks realize that very dichotomy, then you have presented YOUR VOICE. If you want to convey the moodiness of a dreary day ... and you do that, then again, you have presented YOUR VOICE.
But, before you can present YOUR VOICE, you have to ask yourself what it is that you want to convey. That is a vastly different thing from comparing your images to someone else's images.
Folks can offer all kinds of little tips / tricks ... different lenses, different time of day, different angles, etc. BUT, that's just an exercise in trying to somehow be different. The bottom line is that the ability to be different ... ummm, there's 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 images out there in the last 3.2 seconds. Do you REALLY think you can come up with something that is so unique and different that it will withstand the scrutiny of comparative to the universe of images, by trying to be different? Instead, try to be YOU, and that is when YOUR difference reveals itself (even it's not that different) ... because it is attached to YOU.
Rather, when you KNOW what you want to convey (insert telephone game), it gives you framework to your voice.
Been a while, but the telephone game goes like this:
Your out there and your best friend is NOT with you. You pick up your phone and call them, "Dude, you gotta see this !!! The color / shape / mood / scale, tones / vibrance / weirdness (attribute of your choice) is amazing, serene, sublime, massive (adjective of your choice). I wish you were here ... you'd FEEL xyz (emotive) about being here. I wish you could experience this with me."
Okay, a bit of hyperbole ... but, you'll notice that NONE of that was about a comparative to anyone or any image. Instead, it was all about what YOU wanted to SHOW your friend. Period.
Some folks have their formulaic approach to how they construct their "masterpieces" ... derived straight out of the pages of "Outdoor Photography" (old school magazine era). But, while there are plenty of tips / techniques ... they work BEST when you harness them to YOUR voice, not as a copycat of what others have done. Nor, as an exercise in being different for the sake of being different.
First we learn to emulate. Then, we learn to create.
Creation comes from what your crafted in your mind as your desired goals to convey YOUR voice, YOUR message ... YOUR pic. Trying to be Bresson, trying to be Adams ... nah. BE GIOVANNI.
That said, you have a nice set. I dig on a few of them. 
But if it is not satisfying to you, it is likely because you are trying to emulate others, moreover than deliver YOUR voice. If you don't know what you want to say, then you're just making noise in your mind's assessment of your work (why your dissatisfaction accrues) ... and, that doesn't have the same satisfaction as delivering YOUR message.
Others will dissent and still reference tips, tricks, techniques, composition, et al ... but, those are the tools you have available to craft your voice. Kinda like the alphabet is the tools, for crafting words, that craft sentences, that convey a message. You have to know what you want to say ... it's your voice.
HTH
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