Choosing Your Subject

Every good photo has a subject, and in a great photo the subject is what attracts the viewer immediately.

In some photos, the subject may be quite obvious … an expressive face, a colorful Autumn landscape, or some sort of dramatic news event.

And in others, the subject may be more subtle – a pensive mood, a mischievous glance, or perhaps just the feeling you experience while viewing something you like.

You may want to ask yourself what exactly am I trying to communicate about this subject. Is my subject a single object or person? Or is it many things combined so as to express a single idea?