{"id":21093,"date":"2018-03-09T08:41:29","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T17:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danbaileyphoto.com\/blog\/?post_type=tva_lesson&p=21093"},"modified":"2018-11-07T16:55:15","modified_gmt":"2018-11-08T01:55:15","slug":"lesson-1","status":"publish","type":"tva_lesson","link":"https:\/\/danbaileyphoto.com\/blog\/course\/lesson-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 1 – Use Relationships To Tell The Story"},"content":{"rendered":"

A compelling image tells a story. It doesn\u2019t have to be an elaborate story, but it needs to indicate some kind of relationship with something else in your scene. Even if you have a really great subjects, it won\u2019t be enough to carry the image if you don\u2019t show some kind of context. <\/p>\n

This context is we call STORY. <\/strong> <\/p>\n

In other words, your photo needs to SAY something.To make this happen, you need to suggest or imply a RELATIONSHIP with your subject and something else in the frame.<\/p>\n

Usually this involves including a SECONDARY SUBJECT ELEMENT in in your photo. This secondary element plays off of your main subject and helps create a sense of place and it adds flavor to the photo.<\/p>\n

In addition, a secondary element adds depth to your shot, because it gives your viewer something else to focus on besides just the one thing. It creates implied visual pathways in your frame. <\/p>\n

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Your viewer\u2019s eye will track back and forth between your main subject and your secondary subject(s) as they explore the frame and search the meaning or STORY you\u2019re presented them with.<\/p>\n

This is what you want, because anytime you\u2019ve invited your viewer to stay engaged with your photo, you\u2019ve gone a long way toward making a successful image. <\/p>\n

Your relationship or STORY can imply any number of concepts. Here are just a few:<\/p>\n