Intention
Ryan Pennington
People often ask how to take better photos as if there's a magic how-to list somewhere that we photographers keep hidden. With the advent of digital photography, billions of photos are taken every day and, statistically speaking, some of those are bound to be good if not great. What separates the one-offs from those who produce consistently good work? First and foremost, one must differentiate the two types of photos: snapshots—those that are little more than documentation of daily life—and photographs that have the ability to affect the viewer—those that transcend.
"A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the
deepest sense, about what is being photographed."
—Ansel Adams