Keeping It Simple

Anne Geddes, a photographer famous for her photograph of babies as flowers, said, “The hardest thing in photography is to create a simple image.” Keeping it simple means showing only what tells the story and nothing else. A good starting place for learning to keep it simple is to get close to your subject — really, really close. Zoom in and get just the face or the bits and pieces that tell the story. In 5-2, a photo of a newborn baby, there is no doubt what the subject of this photo is. This photo could be titled “New” because it highlights features that are unique to a newborn baby: the curled-up body, the wrinkles on the hands and toes.