“The Art of Noticing” : Using Storytelling to Improve Your Photography TORI KENNEDY
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remember being a young girl, my camera up to my eye and snapped a running around our old farmhouse picture. I ended up submitting that image in the Spring, looking for anything and in the county fair later that summer, everything to photograph with my brand- earning a blue ribbon for my age group! new camera my parents had gifted me that past Christmas. Eventually, after taking a That story is poignant because of a phrase dozen images of flowers, farm animals, I recently stumbled upon while scrolling and the landscape around me, I happened through Instagram-- “the art of noticing.” to look up and see a pair of monarch This phrase is the perfect way to describe butterflies dancing around each other how photographers use small moments on a tree branch. The light was shining and mundane parts of everyday life in through one butterfly’s wing and casting combination with movement and light the shadow of the other’s wing. I thought to create a story. That story is only as it looked utterly magical so, I raised impactful as the emotion it conveys. Your 6
favorite film, painting, song, and memory are all derived from how you connect to them emotionally. Photography is no different. A powerful photograph will connect with its viewer. Have you ever wondered how you can create more impactful and emotive photographs? I’ve rounded up a few tips that help me when capturing weddings and families to create a more impactful gallery using visual storytelling.
