Early in my photographic career, two of my photographer friends were out on a fine art photo trip and I suggested we all take a photo from the same tripod holes. I wanted to experiment and see if we all saw the world in the same way.
To my surprise, all of our photographs looked completely different. We all have, what I call our own "Visual Language". Everyone sees the world in their own unique way.
I recently took this a step further and looked to see if there were any similarities between my personal fine art photography and my commercial photography.
What do you think?
For those of you just getting started, the process of finding your personal "Visual Language" will take some time.
The best way I know to figure this out is to shoot, shoot, shoot!
The other advice I have that has helped me figure this out is, print out little thumbnail prints (no more than 2x3 inches ) of your favorite images. Lay them out on the floor and start putting the images together that look and feel similar. This will help you start seeing your own "Visual Language".
