The adage “A picture is worth a thousand words” is the very essence of concept photography.
Concept photography is the art of conveying a message through the art of photography.
Concept Shooting is a way of approaching photography that can take your work to a new level. It takes a little more thought than just going ’snap happy’ but can really help you to convey a message with those viewing your shots.
Concept shooting is similar to advertising, stock, and photojournalism for several reasons. First, concept shooting involves some intense analyzing of a “message” you want to strongly convey. Second, concept shooting involves careful consideration of your audience and how the message will touch them most powerfully. Third, concept shooting is centered on emotions, and the telling of a story in its message.
Concept shooting involves a great deal of “mental” preparation, rather than on scene analyzing. Before you shoot, you decide several things.
- For example, we’ll apply each of these considerations to the concept of love: