{"id":171,"date":"2009-06-19T12:23:13","date_gmt":"2009-06-19T10:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/?p=171"},"modified":"2009-06-19T12:23:13","modified_gmt":"2009-06-19T10:23:13","slug":"take-photo-break-conventions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/technical-tips\/take-photo-break-conventions\/","title":{"rendered":"Take your Photo, but Break with Conventions!"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are many people out there that believe in very hard fast rules when it comes to taking a picture and feel that if those rules are not followed, that their images will not be considered “GOOD”.\u00a0Well, let me totally destroy that notion in one phrase.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Benjamin Kanarek<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n

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“Don’t Take that Photo, Yet!”<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

All of the greatest photos ever done BROKE with convention.\u00a0My suggestion is the following: Whenever you are about to press the shutter to take a photo, STOP! Ask yourself the following questions. Is what I am about to capture something that is different in approach to what I have seen before?\u00a0 Is it really what I am feeling at the moment or am I more worried about the technique than the substance? Could I not approach this subject from a totally different perspective?\u00a0Perhaps imagine that you are an ant with a camera or a giant towering over the subject matter.\u00a0Maybe the subject you are focusing on should take a secondary role in the image allowing the banal to take precedent? \u00a0Perhaps this would add an interesting counterpoint to your theme.<\/p>\n

If you are shooting a beautiful landscape, try adding an element that enhances the message with a garbage bag in the foreground to add a message to your statement. You could add some humor by bringing a plastic picnic table and chairs with plastic flowers as the foreground with the perfectly gorgeous backdrop of mountains, streams and towering trees… LOL! Counterpoint is a very powerful tool in any mode of expression. Always attempt to observe your intent when you are about to commit to the pressing of “The Shutter”. It is a very important decision that may live on after you have left this dimension. So the next time you take a photo, remember that it is a reflection of who you are and how you view the world around you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Whenever you are about to press the shutter to take a photo, STOP!… And ask yourself the good questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":165,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[654],"tags":[650,651,652,36,653],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/1_Old_Car.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paG8MM-2L","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5812,"url":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/bkblog\/benjamin-kanarek-blog-fashion-photo-contest-1\/","url_meta":{"origin":171,"position":0},"title":"The Benjamin Kanarek Blog Fashion Photo Contest No.1","author":"Benjamin Kanarek","date":"February 17, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"The BK Blog Fashion Photo Contest, The winner will get a One Hour Phone Call Tutorial with Benjamin Kanarek to discus anything relating to Fashion-Beauty Photography","rel":"","context":"In "BKBlog"","block_context":{"text":"BKBlog","link":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/category\/bkblog\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Blue-6.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Blue-6.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Blue-6.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":16797,"url":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/bkblog\/benjamin-kanarek-blog-westeast-magazine-photo-contest-now-closed\/","url_meta":{"origin":171,"position":1},"title":"Benjamin Kanarek Blog WestEast Magazine Photo Contest Now Closed","author":"Benjamin Kanarek","date":"May 8, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"We wish to announce that the Benjamin Kanarek Blog WestEast Magazine Fashion Photo Contest Now Officially Closed.","rel":"","context":"In "BKBlog"","block_context":{"text":"BKBlog","link":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/category\/bkblog\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebkmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Issue-31.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1355,"url":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/photography\/photo-forums-gladiators\/","url_meta":{"origin":171,"position":2},"title":"Photo Forums…The Gladiators","author":"Benjamin Kanarek","date":"October 26, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Photo Forums... 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