Sometimes, you gain more by showing less. I think that the viewer is compelled to linger on this photo because of what they think they see -- skater Sinead Kerr bent over, with her head precariously close to the ice. However, its eye-stopping qualities are actually the result of cropping out the top portion of the scene. The viewer is really looking at a photo of Sinead Kerr being held upside down by her partner (brother) John Kerr as they perform their original dance routine on the third day of the World Figure Skating Championships in Goteborg, Sweden.
The cropping of this photo tricks our eyes into seeing a more exciting image than it would appear otherwise. Experiment with a variety of ways of composing and cropping as you look through the viewfinder the next time you pick up you camera and let me know what you think of the choices you made and the results you got.
In the meantime, take a look at all of this week's compelling images from around the world in our Pictures of the Week gallery, and vote for you favorite.
4 comments:
A LOT OF PLAID MIXED AND WHIPPED UP FOR VISUAL ENTERTAINMENT, FOR SURE. TOO MUCH SCOTCH, PERHAPS?
wow i cud never do that in a million years. especially cuz i dont ice skate and im not very good at it.
wow i cud never do that in a million years. especially cuz i dont ice skate and im not very good at it. i wud fall on my face.
Excellent job in cropping and photoshop, it does make the photo more exciting, i thought it was a real photograph when i first saw it.
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