What is the difference between a bland image, a busy one and one that has just enough interest to catch and hold your attention without seeming confusing? Unfortunately, there is no clear answer to this question. If we had a cut and dried answer, fine art photography would not be a challenge at all.
In order to build more interest in your images, you’ll need to understand how each element in a photograph contributes to the finished piece. To illustrate my point, we will look at an image taken in 1935 by Berenice Abbott: Seventh Avenue, looking south from 25th Street. I will show you how the elements in this image work together to create something that causes us to
stop and linger, examining all the details of the image...
