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What makes a good photo?

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I believe there are two aspects to what makes a good photograph. The first is the technical side. Different people will have different ways of categorising this aspect and for the sake of this podcast I used five elements:

Light and exposure

Composition

Colour and tone

Timing (in all its interpretations)

Relationship (between the viewer and the subject)

The second aspect is to look at the questions you are asking. I am constantly inspired by other people's work and I'll typically ask:

How did they achieve that result?

How can I do the same thing?

What inevitably happens after…

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