{"id":196295,"date":"2019-12-12T09:27:02","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T17:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=196295"},"modified":"2019-12-12T11:36:48","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T19:36:48","slug":"beautiful-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/12\/beautiful-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"Beautiful Photography"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The goal is to make beautiful photos. But why? And what constitutes a ‘beautiful’ photo?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let us essay some of these ideas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

What makes a beautiful photograph?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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First of all,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What constitutes a beautiful photograph? What is our philosophy of aesthetics?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

From a simple perspective, we can consider anything beautiful as an aesthetic which puts motion into our muscles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, when I see photos that I consider beautiful, my toes feel a bit lighter. I want to dance and skip around. Beautiful photos motivate me to move, think, and wonder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Analyzing beautiful photos from the masters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Henri Cartier-Bresson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When I study the photos of the masters of photography<\/a> (let’s say Henri Cartier-Bresson<\/a>), I seek photos which I consider beautiful. How to judge a photo as beautiful? Some thoughts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Breaking down the image <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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HCB abstracted <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The first step is to break down an image. To deconstruct<\/a> it. Like a child will break apart a toaster or computer to figure out how it works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Animated GIF of HCB composition <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For example one of my favorite HCB compositions broken down (created on iPad and Procreate). First the elegant curve-triangle on bottom:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then the sun in the top left\u00e2\u20ac\u201d for balance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then the girl in the top right corner \u00e2\u20ac\u201d just missing the point of the boat:<\/p>\n\n\n\n