I believe that photographs should tell
stories; they should evoke some kind of emotion in the viewer. That emotion can
be of awe, surprise, anger, pity, happiness, love or any other...
When you are out there traveling, street photography
comes handy to help you record (and thereby recall later) your own emotional
experiences and then of course share them with others.
And one of my
favorite styles to do this is by framing my images in a “not so obvious”
manner. I try and exclude some contexts from the frame, hiding them on purpose.
And let the less obvious or unexpected subjects/objects do the
talking. To me, what make a photograph interesting is the subtle
hints and suggestions hidden within the frame ...
I just touched you!!!
I saw this beautiful sight at a zoo in Berlin. This
giant hippo was immersed deep in the water, inside a huge, transparent water
tank. And the little girl was touching nothing but the surface of the glass
wall of the tank, standing safely at the other side.
But by
omitting the rest of scene and the ground from my frame, I attempted to create
a mysterious, fanciful, yet adorable composition.
Also what is
special in this photograph is the warm and innocent moment of connection
between the small girl and the beast.
In the capital of Art & Fashion...
I took this photo in Paris. Here, the lady is bending
down to adjust her shoe as her loose hair comes in front of her face and
hide it. The background consists of colorful paintings by local
artists of the city.
To me, this image
conveys the flavor of Paris in two different ways– One, the street scenes
depicted in the paintings which give a glance into the city as well as the strong presence
of art in its life. And two- the carefree and fashionable attitude of the young
woman.
The tall & short of it!
It took you hardly a second to know that it is the Eiffel
tower of Paris. Right?
Almost all
photographs of Eiffel tower show it from far away and more often than not, show
the upper/top part of it. My idea was to get up close and personal and show
what really goes on beneath it...
Also,
what made me click this image at this particular moment was this short,
small scooter providing a stark contrast against the height of the tower. The scooter,
rode by a relatively bigger sized man, looks so tiny in front of well ,
the Eiffel tower - standing tall in the background, flaunting its height ... even when
it is not visible in the frame. Well, this is what I call, power of
suggestion!
One fine evening, by the side of the road...
This one happened when I was roaming on one of the most
happening and crowded streets of Frankfurt.
The puppy and its owner were in quite a relaxed mood. And I wanted to capture that mood. My subject was not the
Dog, it was the mood.
The posture of the woman’s slender legs,
the puppy standing peacefully behind, and the graphical background created by
the rough tiles of the footpath, made a perfect frame for me.
Mummy & me!
Probably, this would me one
my most favorite of the wildlife photos I have created. For one, Elephants are
my favorite, and particularly the little ones! :)
At zoo Berlin, I observed
this pair of mother and baby walking together. What caught my attention was the
intermingling of the big and the little pairs of their legs.
I released the
shutter when the baby elephant became nicely visible right under/behind the
mother with its front legs separate in walking motion. I left the face and the upper part of body
of the mother out of the frame, except her legs which were nicely framing her baby...
Images & Article ©2013 Gyaneshwari Dave
Nicely written and well captured images.
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