This year I started to experiment more with photos.
Since ever I tried as much as possible to avoid people on my pictures. Pure landscapes or architecture was the best result of my efforts. Till this year …
This year I decided to compose photos WITH people. Not only to capture the ones passing by randomly but even wait longer to size a proper person (lady dressed in vivid colour, a pair of lovers, a child on a bike).
And I found it really involving!
In your opinion – which picture is better: the main one above or the second one below?
Awa on the Road 
19 November 2017 at 09:42
I love the first one because there are so much to look at and It makes me curious. The worn wall, what kind of building is it really, all made of stone and then inside, more interesting, where you can only imagine what it looks like if you walk trough that vault..
The second one is also great, the people makes it more alive but in my opinion, the main picture is more exciting.
It`s fun to read how you have tried to avoid having people on your pictures. I have done the opposite for years but now I prefer to photograph more of landscape, flowers and architecture. I believe in a blend of almost everything, unless you are a true nature- or street photographer 😃
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19 November 2017 at 16:53
Indeed, we followed the opposite paths. Very interesting. But that’s the miracle of us, humans. Each of us is unique and if we only treat each other with respect and are open to share ideas, we can create a world full of any colour and shape 🙂
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19 November 2017 at 11:55
The top one focuses more on the ‘mystique’ of the place that you don’t see/notice on the bottom one.
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19 November 2017 at 16:56
You are the second one to say that – all in all – the photo without people is more insteresting. I will have to revise my new photographing strategy, I guess … ;D
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19 November 2017 at 21:38
The first one leaves the imagination open more, so it would be my choice.
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21 November 2017 at 15:32
It looks like I will have to go both ways: without people because it’s more challenging for the mind and with people – as I simply like it 🙂 Thanks a lot for your comment.
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19 November 2017 at 22:29
Funny that we have followed the same path…I always wanted photos without people…but have now changed my thinking. However, not every photo goes best with people – in this case I love the first one best. Because of the same reasons others say in their comments. It also depends on where the people are in the picture.
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21 November 2017 at 15:34
I guess, there are scenes that are misterious enough without people and others where lack of people make them boring. I will go then both paths from now on.
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21 November 2017 at 16:03
😉
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