Every photographer has a philosophy that they live by. Some may be rather vague and general, but the great photographers have a philosophy that’s more detailed.
Mine is simple, but inclusive of the what I consider to be important.
When I take on a project, I ask myself the following:
- What is the overall story I’m trying to communicate?
- Is there a specific idea and/or emotion that I am trying to capture?
- What style do I want to do this in?
- How do I get those in the photograph to be in communication with me, and thus the camera?
Once I’m on a project I have to incorporate the points above into how I work. And with each photo I stick to the following principles:
- What am I trying to convey in the photo?
- What elements do I want?
- Is there anything distracting from what I am trying to do?
- If I can’t change something, can I fix it after?
- Will my client love it?