Capture the Unique Essence of a Place in a Photograph
It makes a great souvenir
When we travel, we like to bring a piece of the trip home with us. It might be a souvenir, or just a memory.
For those of us who are photographers, it’s often both, in the form of images.
I think there are really two types of travel images.
1) There are snapshots — touristy images that most people get, the same way, from the same angles.
2) And then there are artistic photos — the kind that require some thought to compose. These can vary from street photography to a creative still life.
I’m here to talk about type 2, and specifically artistic still-life images that have a purpose.
That purpose is to capture the essence of the place you’re in.
What Do You Mean By That?
I’ll tell you what I mean by that. Take a look at this article’s lead image above.
I took this photo near Sedona, Arizona. This is “red rock” country — an area with stunning reddish landscapes that are punctuated with plant life that seems to miraculously grow out of dry rock.
I brought home many images of the landscape — the buttes, the cacti, etc. But with this photo, my goal…
