Posted by JL Morris on December 20, 2007
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Critiqued
The camera is a tool. It can be used for many purposes, recording an event (a little girl’s 4th birthday party or her wedding), witness to an event (police evidence gathering or news reporting), educational (the textbook or National Geographic) or for pure enjoyment (the day in the park or the interpretation of a landscape). Some may be art photography and some may be record shots. There are those you will keep in your scrap book and those you will hang on the wall. And where is the line between art and scrapbook? Only the individual photographer can determine this.
This illustration of an avocado that has been attacked by a marsupial is an example of a very challenging subject. The avocado is probably the least photogenic fruit in existence. I would like to throw out the challenge to you photographers to take a photograph of an avocado(s) that is worthy of coming out of the scrap book. Anyone can capture a beautiful sunset but it takes a real artist to create a work of art from an ugly duckling.
Perhaps this photographer wanted to illustrate the damaged caused to his crop but if art photograph is what he is after interpretation and insight are necessary. I would recommend finding something interesting about the shape, texture or repeating patterns of this subject that we would be engrossed by. Perhaps the photographer could get in closer, change the lighting, set up the subject with other fruit to create a contract between like items or even open up the avocado to expose the interior.
Record shot or work of art is all in the eye of its creator - the camera is only a tool.
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December 20th, 2007 at 3:07 pm
Actually this photo was an experiment in having an object on a partially out of focus background. Apparently the avocado was not a good idea in that it’s ugliness became the focus of attention, not the work of the night visitor.
December 22nd, 2007 at 1:32 pm
I like the subject, It would be cool to work it with a macro lens and a little different lighting. I think the photographer stopped to soon. It tells an interesting story
December 24th, 2007 at 7:29 pm
The idea of practice on your subject/backround skills is a good idea. You found a subject and decided to practice on it. The only problem is, well, its an Avacado. Nothing against Avacados in general but they do tend to be a rather ugly fruit. Right idea, but maybe a prettier subject next time.
I do have to hand it to you though, you are certainly the first person to submit an Avacado photo! = P