Communicating What The Heart Sees
Effective visual communication requires the same element any successful communication includes: the heart. Gaining an understanding of how to share what the heart is saying is the key to becoming a capable communicator.
I believe my heart - and yours - is always speaking; it has a story to tell. If I listen and focus on hearing its voice, I will be on the path to recognizing what is being said. Shortly, I will be communicating the story my heart requires to be told.
To start, I focus on a theme or topic. Photographing within the structure of a theme or topic allows me to tell the story. Like the writer who writes and re-writes, crucial editing takes place within the storyline. Soon enough, the story unfolds and can be seen from image to image.
For me, the theme is shapes. I enjoy the task of reducing a chaotic scene into a few simple shapes. While walking around a possible subject, I begin to see order in the chaos; it's like turning the focus knob on a projector. During these times, I look for what my heart dreams for in life: repetition, balance and rhythm.
What does my heart see? It sees repeating lines as a metaphor for reliability. The visual flow of balance in a scene is a metaphor for stability. Visual rhythm found within simple graphic patterns is a metaphor for harmony. These things remind me of my dearest friend who comes around over and over again to comfort in good times and bad and loves me always.
Effective visual communication requires the same element any successful communication includes: the heart. Gaining an understanding of how to share what the heart is saying is the key to becoming a capable communicator.
I believe my heart - and yours - is always speaking; it has a story to tell. If I listen and focus on hearing its voice, I will be on the path to recognizing what is being said. Shortly, I will be communicating the story my heart requires to be told.
To start, I focus on a theme or topic. Photographing within the structure of a theme or topic allows me to tell the story. Like the writer who writes and re-writes, crucial editing takes place within the storyline. Soon enough, the story unfolds and can be seen from image to image.
For me, the theme is shapes. I enjoy the task of reducing a chaotic scene into a few simple shapes. While walking around a possible subject, I begin to see order in the chaos; it's like turning the focus knob on a projector. During these times, I look for what my heart dreams for in life: repetition, balance and rhythm.
What does my heart see? It sees repeating lines as a metaphor for reliability. The visual flow of balance in a scene is a metaphor for stability. Visual rhythm found within simple graphic patterns is a metaphor for harmony. These things remind me of my dearest friend who comes around over and over again to comfort in good times and bad and loves me always.